f the kernel's rpcbind client can't connect to the remote rpcbind service. Logic is introduced in call_bind_status() to handle connection errors that occurred during an asynchronous rpcbind query. The logic abandons the rpcbind query if the RPC request has SOFTCONN set, and retries after a few seconds in the normal case. Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust ÔK˝ –