diff --git a/fs/cifs/CHANGES b/fs/cifs/CHANGES
index 0414eb3..3d61d96 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/CHANGES
+++ b/fs/cifs/CHANGES
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 which was cached could cause the file's time stamp to be updated
 without invalidating the readahead data (so we could get stale
 file data on the client for that file even as the server copy changed).
+Cleanup response processing so cifsd can not loop when abnormally
+terminated.
 
 
 Version 1.32
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index a6e6697..f8edf81 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 		return rc;
 	} else {
 		smb_buffer_response = smb_buffer; /* BB removeme BB */
-    }
+	}
 	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, smb_buffer, smb_buffer_response,
 			 &length, 0);
 	if (rc)
@@ -2517,9 +2517,6 @@
 			psrch_inf->srch_entries_start = 
 				(char *) &pSMBr->hdr.Protocol + 
 					le16_to_cpu(pSMBr->t2.DataOffset);
-/* if(le16_to_cpu(pSMBr->t2.DataCount) != le16_to_cpu(pSMBr->t2.TotalDataCount)) {  
-	cERROR(1,("DC: %d TDC: %d",pSMBr->t2.DataCount,pSMBr->t2.TotalDataCount));
-} */ /* BB removeme BB */
 			parms = (T2_FFIRST_RSP_PARMS *)((char *) &pSMBr->hdr.Protocol +
 			       le16_to_cpu(pSMBr->t2.ParameterOffset));
 
@@ -2531,7 +2528,6 @@
 			psrch_inf->entries_in_buffer  = le16_to_cpu(parms->SearchCount);
 			psrch_inf->index_of_last_entry = 
 				psrch_inf->entries_in_buffer;
-/*cFYI(1,("entries in buf %d index_of_last %d",psrch_inf->entries_in_buffer,psrch_inf->index_of_last_entry));  */ /* BB removeme BB */
 			*pnetfid = parms->SearchHandle;
 		} else {
 			cifs_buf_release(pSMB);
@@ -3451,11 +3447,13 @@
 
 	cFYI(1, ("SetFileSize (via SetFileInfo) %lld",
 			(long long)size));
-	rc = smb_init(SMB_COM_TRANSACTION2, 15, tcon, (void **) &pSMB,
-		      (void **) &pSMBr);
+	rc = small_smb_init(SMB_COM_TRANSACTION2, 15, tcon, (void **) &pSMB);
+
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	pSMBr = (struct smb_com_transaction2_sfi_rsp *)pSMB;
+
 	pSMB->hdr.Pid = cpu_to_le16((__u16)pid_of_opener);
 	pSMB->hdr.PidHigh = cpu_to_le16((__u16)(pid_of_opener >> 16));
     
@@ -3515,7 +3513,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (pSMB)
-		cifs_buf_release(pSMB);
+		cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
 
 	/* Note: On -EAGAIN error only caller can retry on handle based calls 
 		since file handle passed in no longer valid */
@@ -3541,11 +3539,13 @@
 	__u16 params, param_offset, offset, byte_count, count;
 
 	cFYI(1, ("Set Times (via SetFileInfo)"));
-	rc = smb_init(SMB_COM_TRANSACTION2, 15, tcon, (void **) &pSMB,
-		      (void **) &pSMBr);
+	rc = small_smb_init(SMB_COM_TRANSACTION2, 15, tcon, (void **) &pSMB);
+
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	pSMBr = (struct smb_com_transaction2_sfi_rsp *)pSMB;
+
 	/* At this point there is no need to override the current pid
 	with the pid of the opener, but that could change if we someday
 	use an existing handle (rather than opening one on the fly) */
@@ -3591,7 +3591,7 @@
 		cFYI(1,("Send error in Set Time (SetFileInfo) = %d",rc));
 	}
 
-	cifs_buf_release(pSMB);
+	cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
 
 	/* Note: On -EAGAIN error only caller can retry on handle based calls 
 		since file handle passed in no longer valid */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index a8d592b..e3b177a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -544,15 +544,13 @@
 			if ((mid_entry->mid == smb_buffer->Mid) && 
 			    (mid_entry->midState == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED) &&
 			    (mid_entry->command == smb_buffer->Command)) {
-				cFYI(1,("Found Mid 0x%x wake", mid_entry->mid));
-					
 				if(check2ndT2(smb_buffer,server->maxBuf) > 0) {
 					/* We have a multipart transact2 resp */
+					isMultiRsp = TRUE;
 					if(mid_entry->resp_buf) {
 						/* merge response - fix up 1st*/
 						if(coalesce_t2(smb_buffer, 
 							mid_entry->resp_buf)) {
-							isMultiRsp = TRUE;
 							break;
 						} else {
 							/* all parts received */
@@ -564,10 +562,10 @@
 					/* BB maybe we can fix this up,  switch
 				   	   to already allocated large buffer? */
 						} else {
+							/* Have first buffer */
 							mid_entry->resp_buf =
 								 smb_buffer;
 							mid_entry->largeBuf = 1;
-							isMultiRsp = TRUE;
 							bigbuf = NULL;
 						}
 					}
@@ -586,11 +584,14 @@
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 		if (task_to_wake) {
-			if(isLargeBuf)
-				bigbuf = NULL;
-			else
-				smallbuf = NULL;
-			/* smb buffer freed by user thread when done */
+			/* Was previous buf put in mpx struct for multi-rsp? */
+			if(!isMultiRsp) {
+				/* smb buffer will be freed by user thread */
+				if(isLargeBuf) {
+					bigbuf = NULL;
+				} else
+					smallbuf = NULL;
+			}
 			wake_up_process(task_to_wake);
 		} else if ((is_valid_oplock_break(smb_buffer) == FALSE) 
 		    && (isMultiRsp == FALSE)) {