diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index ee0786b..7983281 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -523,16 +523,6 @@ static void iscsi_complete_task(struct iscsi_task *task, int state)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(task->state == ISCSI_TASK_FREE);
 	task->state = state;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
-	if (!list_empty(&task->running)) {
-		pr_debug_once("%s while task on list", __func__);
-		list_del_init(&task->running);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
-
-	if (conn->task == task)
-		conn->task = NULL;
-
 	if (READ_ONCE(conn->ping_task) == task)
 		WRITE_ONCE(conn->ping_task, NULL);
 
@@ -564,9 +554,39 @@ void iscsi_complete_scsi_task(struct iscsi_task *task,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_complete_scsi_task);
 
+/*
+ * Must be called with back and frwd lock
+ */
+static bool cleanup_queued_task(struct iscsi_task *task)
+{
+	struct iscsi_conn *conn = task->conn;
+	bool early_complete = false;
+
+	/* Bad target might have completed task while it was still running */
+	if (task->state == ISCSI_TASK_COMPLETED)
+		early_complete = true;
+
+	if (!list_empty(&task->running)) {
+		list_del_init(&task->running);
+
+		/*
+		* If it's on a list and running then it must be on the requeue
+		* list
+		*/
+		if (task->state == ISCSI_TASK_RUNNING)
+			__iscsi_put_task(task);
+	}
+
+	if (conn->task == task) {
+		conn->task = NULL;
+		__iscsi_put_task(task);
+	}
+
+	return early_complete;
+}
 
 /*
- * session back_lock must be held and if not called for a task that is
+ * session frwd_lock must be held and if not called for a task that is
  * still pending or from the xmit thread, then xmit thread must
  * be suspended.
  */
@@ -585,6 +605,13 @@ static void fail_scsi_task(struct iscsi_task *task, int err)
 	if (!sc)
 		return;
 
+	/* regular RX path uses back_lock */
+	spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
+	if (cleanup_queued_task(task)) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (task->state == ISCSI_TASK_PENDING) {
 		/*
 		 * cmd never made it to the xmit thread, so we should not count
@@ -600,9 +627,6 @@ static void fail_scsi_task(struct iscsi_task *task, int err)
 
 	sc->result = err << 16;
 	scsi_set_resid(sc, scsi_bufflen(sc));
-
-	/* regular RX path uses back_lock */
-	spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
 	iscsi_complete_task(task, state);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
 }
@@ -748,9 +772,7 @@ static int iscsi_prep_mgmt_task(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 		if (session->tt->xmit_task(task))
 			goto free_task;
 	} else {
-		spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 		list_add_tail(&task->running, &conn->mgmtqueue);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 		iscsi_conn_queue_work(conn);
 	}
 
@@ -1411,31 +1433,51 @@ static int iscsi_check_cmdsn_window_closed(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int iscsi_xmit_task(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
+static int iscsi_xmit_task(struct iscsi_conn *conn, bool has_extra_ref)
 {
 	struct iscsi_task *task = conn->task;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (test_bit(ISCSI_SUSPEND_BIT, &conn->suspend_tx))
-		return -ENODATA;
-
+	/* Take a ref so we can access it after xmit_task() */
+	__iscsi_get_task(task);
+	conn->task = NULL;
 	spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
-	if (conn->task == NULL) {
-		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
-		return -ENODATA;
+	/*
+	 * If this was a requeue for a R2T or we were in the middle of sending
+	 * the task, we have an extra ref on the task in case a bad target
+	 * sends a cmd rsp before we have handled the task.
+	 */
+	if (has_extra_ref)
+		__iscsi_put_task(task);
+
+	/*
+	 * Do this after dropping the extra ref because the forced dequeue
+	 * helper will miss the ref taken during requeue list check.
+	 */
+	if (test_bit(ISCSI_SUSPEND_BIT, &conn->suspend_tx)) {
+		rc = -ENODATA;
+		goto put_task;
 	}
-	__iscsi_get_task(task);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
+
 	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
 	rc = conn->session->tt->xmit_task(task);
 	spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
 	if (!rc) {
 		/* done with this task */
 		task->last_xfer = jiffies;
-		conn->task = NULL;
 	}
 	/* regular RX path uses back_lock */
 	spin_lock(&conn->session->back_lock);
+	if (rc && task->state == ISCSI_TASK_RUNNING) {
+		/*
+		 * get an extra ref that is released next time we access it
+		 * as conn->task above.
+		 */
+		__iscsi_get_task(task);
+		conn->task = task;
+	}
+put_task:
 	__iscsi_put_task(task);
 	spin_unlock(&conn->session->back_lock);
 	return rc;
@@ -1445,9 +1487,7 @@ static int iscsi_xmit_task(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
  * iscsi_requeue_task - requeue task to run from session workqueue
  * @task: task to requeue
  *
- * LLDs that need to run a task from the session workqueue should call
- * this. The session frwd_lock must be held. This should only be called
- * by software drivers.
+ * Callers must have taken a ref to the task that is going to be requeued.
  */
 void iscsi_requeue_task(struct iscsi_task *task)
 {
@@ -1457,11 +1497,18 @@ void iscsi_requeue_task(struct iscsi_task *task)
 	 * this may be on the requeue list already if the xmit_task callout
 	 * is handling the r2ts while we are adding new ones
 	 */
-	spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
-	if (list_empty(&task->running))
+	spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
+	if (list_empty(&task->running)) {
 		list_add_tail(&task->running, &conn->requeue);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Don't need the extra ref since it's already requeued and
+		 * has a ref.
+		 */
+		iscsi_put_task(task);
+	}
 	iscsi_conn_queue_work(conn);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_requeue_task);
 
@@ -1487,7 +1534,7 @@ static int iscsi_data_xmit(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 	}
 
 	if (conn->task) {
-		rc = iscsi_xmit_task(conn);
+		rc = iscsi_xmit_task(conn, true);
 	        if (rc)
 		        goto done;
 	}
@@ -1497,49 +1544,43 @@ static int iscsi_data_xmit(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 	 * only have one nop-out as a ping from us and targets should not
 	 * overflow us with nop-ins
 	 */
-	spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 check_mgmt:
 	while (!list_empty(&conn->mgmtqueue)) {
-		conn->task = list_entry(conn->mgmtqueue.next,
-					 struct iscsi_task, running);
-		list_del_init(&conn->task->running);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
-		if (iscsi_prep_mgmt_task(conn, conn->task)) {
+		task = list_entry(conn->mgmtqueue.next, struct iscsi_task,
+				  running);
+		list_del_init(&task->running);
+		if (iscsi_prep_mgmt_task(conn, task)) {
 			/* regular RX path uses back_lock */
 			spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
-			__iscsi_put_task(conn->task);
+			__iscsi_put_task(task);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
-			conn->task = NULL;
-			spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 			continue;
 		}
-		rc = iscsi_xmit_task(conn);
+		conn->task = task;
+		rc = iscsi_xmit_task(conn, false);
 		if (rc)
 			goto done;
-		spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 	}
 
 	/* process pending command queue */
 	while (!list_empty(&conn->cmdqueue)) {
-		conn->task = list_entry(conn->cmdqueue.next, struct iscsi_task,
-					running);
-		list_del_init(&conn->task->running);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
+		task = list_entry(conn->cmdqueue.next, struct iscsi_task,
+				  running);
+		list_del_init(&task->running);
 		if (conn->session->state == ISCSI_STATE_LOGGING_OUT) {
-			fail_scsi_task(conn->task, DID_IMM_RETRY);
-			spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
+			fail_scsi_task(task, DID_IMM_RETRY);
 			continue;
 		}
-		rc = iscsi_prep_scsi_cmd_pdu(conn->task);
+		rc = iscsi_prep_scsi_cmd_pdu(task);
 		if (rc) {
 			if (rc == -ENOMEM || rc == -EACCES)
-				fail_scsi_task(conn->task, DID_IMM_RETRY);
+				fail_scsi_task(task, DID_IMM_RETRY);
 			else
-				fail_scsi_task(conn->task, DID_ABORT);
-			spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
+				fail_scsi_task(task, DID_ABORT);
 			continue;
 		}
-		rc = iscsi_xmit_task(conn);
+		conn->task = task;
+		rc = iscsi_xmit_task(conn, false);
 		if (rc)
 			goto done;
 		/*
@@ -1547,7 +1588,6 @@ static int iscsi_data_xmit(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 		 * we need to check the mgmt queue for nops that need to
 		 * be sent to aviod starvation
 		 */
-		spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 		if (!list_empty(&conn->mgmtqueue))
 			goto check_mgmt;
 	}
@@ -1561,21 +1601,18 @@ static int iscsi_data_xmit(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 
 		task = list_entry(conn->requeue.next, struct iscsi_task,
 				  running);
+
 		if (iscsi_check_tmf_restrictions(task, ISCSI_OP_SCSI_DATA_OUT))
 			break;
 
+		list_del_init(&task->running);
 		conn->task = task;
-		list_del_init(&conn->task->running);
-		conn->task->state = ISCSI_TASK_RUNNING;
-		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
-		rc = iscsi_xmit_task(conn);
+		rc = iscsi_xmit_task(conn, true);
 		if (rc)
 			goto done;
-		spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 		if (!list_empty(&conn->mgmtqueue))
 			goto check_mgmt;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
 	return -ENODATA;
 
@@ -1741,9 +1778,7 @@ int iscsi_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 			goto prepd_reject;
 		}
 	} else {
-		spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 		list_add_tail(&task->running, &conn->cmdqueue);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 		iscsi_conn_queue_work(conn);
 	}
 
@@ -2914,7 +2949,6 @@ struct iscsi_cls_conn *
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&conn->mgmtqueue);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&conn->cmdqueue);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&conn->requeue);
-	spin_lock_init(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 	INIT_WORK(&conn->xmitwork, iscsi_xmitworker);
 
 	/* allocate login_task used for the login/text sequences */
@@ -3080,10 +3114,16 @@ int iscsi_conn_start(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn)
 		ISCSI_DBG_SESSION(conn->session,
 				  "failing mgmt itt 0x%x state %d\n",
 				  task->itt, task->state);
+
+		spin_lock_bh(&session->back_lock);
+		if (cleanup_queued_task(task)) {
+			spin_unlock_bh(&session->back_lock);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		state = ISCSI_TASK_ABRT_SESS_RECOV;
 		if (task->state == ISCSI_TASK_PENDING)
 			state = ISCSI_TASK_COMPLETED;
-		spin_lock_bh(&session->back_lock);
 		iscsi_complete_task(task, state);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&session->back_lock);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi_tcp.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi_tcp.c
index 83f14b2..73b7556 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi_tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi_tcp.c
@@ -524,48 +524,79 @@ static int iscsi_tcp_data_in(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_task *task)
 /**
  * iscsi_tcp_r2t_rsp - iSCSI R2T Response processing
  * @conn: iscsi connection
- * @task: scsi command task
+ * @hdr: PDU header
  */
-static int iscsi_tcp_r2t_rsp(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_task *task)
+static int iscsi_tcp_r2t_rsp(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_hdr *hdr)
 {
 	struct iscsi_session *session = conn->session;
-	struct iscsi_tcp_task *tcp_task = task->dd_data;
-	struct iscsi_tcp_conn *tcp_conn = conn->dd_data;
-	struct iscsi_r2t_rsp *rhdr = (struct iscsi_r2t_rsp *)tcp_conn->in.hdr;
+	struct iscsi_tcp_task *tcp_task;
+	struct iscsi_tcp_conn *tcp_conn;
+	struct iscsi_r2t_rsp *rhdr;
 	struct iscsi_r2t_info *r2t;
-	int r2tsn = be32_to_cpu(rhdr->r2tsn);
+	struct iscsi_task *task;
 	u32 data_length;
 	u32 data_offset;
+	int r2tsn;
 	int rc;
 
+	spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
+	task = iscsi_itt_to_ctask(conn, hdr->itt);
+	if (!task) {
+		spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
+		return ISCSI_ERR_BAD_ITT;
+	} else if (task->sc->sc_data_direction != DMA_TO_DEVICE) {
+		spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
+		return ISCSI_ERR_PROTO;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * A bad target might complete the cmd before we have handled R2Ts
+	 * so get a ref to the task that will be dropped in the xmit path.
+	 */
+	if (task->state != ISCSI_TASK_RUNNING) {
+		spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
+		/* Let the path that got the early rsp complete it */
+		return 0;
+	}
+	task->last_xfer = jiffies;
+	__iscsi_get_task(task);
+
+	tcp_conn = conn->dd_data;
+	rhdr = (struct iscsi_r2t_rsp *)tcp_conn->in.hdr;
+	/* fill-in new R2T associated with the task */
+	iscsi_update_cmdsn(session, (struct iscsi_nopin*)rhdr);
+	spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
+
 	if (tcp_conn->in.datalen) {
 		iscsi_conn_printk(KERN_ERR, conn,
 				  "invalid R2t with datalen %d\n",
 				  tcp_conn->in.datalen);
-		return ISCSI_ERR_DATALEN;
+		rc = ISCSI_ERR_DATALEN;
+		goto put_task;
 	}
 
+	tcp_task = task->dd_data;
+	r2tsn = be32_to_cpu(rhdr->r2tsn);
 	if (tcp_task->exp_datasn != r2tsn){
 		ISCSI_DBG_TCP(conn, "task->exp_datasn(%d) != rhdr->r2tsn(%d)\n",
 			      tcp_task->exp_datasn, r2tsn);
-		return ISCSI_ERR_R2TSN;
+		rc = ISCSI_ERR_R2TSN;
+		goto put_task;
 	}
 
-	/* fill-in new R2T associated with the task */
-	iscsi_update_cmdsn(session, (struct iscsi_nopin*)rhdr);
-
 	if (!task->sc || session->state != ISCSI_STATE_LOGGED_IN) {
 		iscsi_conn_printk(KERN_INFO, conn,
 				  "dropping R2T itt %d in recovery.\n",
 				  task->itt);
-		return 0;
+		rc = 0;
+		goto put_task;
 	}
 
 	data_length = be32_to_cpu(rhdr->data_length);
 	if (data_length == 0) {
 		iscsi_conn_printk(KERN_ERR, conn,
 				  "invalid R2T with zero data len\n");
-		return ISCSI_ERR_DATALEN;
+		rc = ISCSI_ERR_DATALEN;
+		goto put_task;
 	}
 
 	if (data_length > session->max_burst)
@@ -579,7 +610,8 @@ static int iscsi_tcp_r2t_rsp(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_task *task)
 				  "invalid R2T with data len %u at offset %u "
 				  "and total length %d\n", data_length,
 				  data_offset, task->sc->sdb.length);
-		return ISCSI_ERR_DATALEN;
+		rc = ISCSI_ERR_DATALEN;
+		goto put_task;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&tcp_task->pool2queue);
@@ -589,7 +621,8 @@ static int iscsi_tcp_r2t_rsp(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_task *task)
 				  "Target has sent more R2Ts than it "
 				  "negotiated for or driver has leaked.\n");
 		spin_unlock(&tcp_task->pool2queue);
-		return ISCSI_ERR_PROTO;
+		rc = ISCSI_ERR_PROTO;
+		goto put_task;
 	}
 
 	r2t->exp_statsn = rhdr->statsn;
@@ -607,6 +640,10 @@ static int iscsi_tcp_r2t_rsp(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_task *task)
 
 	iscsi_requeue_task(task);
 	return 0;
+
+put_task:
+	iscsi_put_task(task);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -730,20 +767,11 @@ static int iscsi_tcp_r2t_rsp(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_task *task)
 		rc = iscsi_complete_pdu(conn, hdr, NULL, 0);
 		break;
 	case ISCSI_OP_R2T:
-		spin_lock(&conn->session->back_lock);
-		task = iscsi_itt_to_ctask(conn, hdr->itt);
-		spin_unlock(&conn->session->back_lock);
-		if (!task)
-			rc = ISCSI_ERR_BAD_ITT;
-		else if (ahslen)
+		if (ahslen) {
 			rc = ISCSI_ERR_AHSLEN;
-		else if (task->sc->sc_data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE) {
-			task->last_xfer = jiffies;
-			spin_lock(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
-			rc = iscsi_tcp_r2t_rsp(conn, task);
-			spin_unlock(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
-		} else
-			rc = ISCSI_ERR_PROTO;
+			break;
+		}
+		rc = iscsi_tcp_r2t_rsp(conn, hdr);
 		break;
 	case ISCSI_OP_LOGIN_RSP:
 	case ISCSI_OP_TEXT_RSP:
diff --git a/include/scsi/libiscsi.h b/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
index b3bbd10..44a9554 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ struct iscsi_conn {
 	struct iscsi_task	*task;		/* xmit task in progress */
 
 	/* xmit */
-	spinlock_t		taskqueuelock;  /* protects the next three lists */
+	/* items must be added/deleted under frwd lock */
 	struct list_head	mgmtqueue;	/* mgmt (control) xmit queue */
 	struct list_head	cmdqueue;	/* data-path cmd queue */
 	struct list_head	requeue;	/* tasks needing another run */
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ struct iscsi_session {
 						 * cmdsn, queued_cmdsn     *
 						 * session resources:      *
 						 * - cmdpool kfifo_out ,   *
-						 * - mgmtpool,		   */
+						 * - mgmtpool, queues	   */
 	spinlock_t		back_lock;	/* protects cmdsn_exp      *
 						 * cmdsn_max,              *
 						 * cmdpool kfifo_in        */
