diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index d5ea62b82bb8..9ea45a368619 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -2523,8 +2523,8 @@ static int smc_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 		    sk->sk_state != SMC_CLOSED) {
 			if (!val) {
 				SMC_STAT_INC(smc, cork_cnt);
-				mod_delayed_work(smc->conn.lgr->tx_wq,
-						 &smc->conn.tx_work, 0);
+				smc_tx_pending(&smc->conn);
+				cancel_delayed_work(&smc->conn.tx_work);
 			}
 		}
 		break;
@@ -2662,8 +2662,10 @@ static ssize_t smc_sendpage(struct socket *sock, struct page *page,
 		rc = kernel_sendpage(smc->clcsock, page, offset,
 				     size, flags);
 	} else {
+		lock_sock(sk);
+		rc = smc_tx_sendpage(smc, page, offset, size, flags);
+		release_sock(sk);
 		SMC_STAT_INC(smc, sendpage_cnt);
-		rc = sock_no_sendpage(sock, page, offset, size, flags);
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_tx.c b/net/smc/smc_tx.c
index be241d53020f..a96ce162825e 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_tx.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_tx.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "smc_tracepoint.h"
 
 #define SMC_TX_WORK_DELAY	0
-#define SMC_TX_CORK_DELAY	(HZ >> 2)	/* 250 ms */
 
 /***************************** sndbuf producer *******************************/
 
@@ -236,16 +235,15 @@ int smc_tx_sendmsg(struct smc_sock *smc, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		 */
 		if ((msg->msg_flags & MSG_OOB) && !send_remaining)
 			conn->urg_tx_pend = true;
-		if ((msg->msg_flags & MSG_MORE || smc_tx_is_corked(smc)) &&
-		    (atomic_read(&conn->sndbuf_space) >
-						(conn->sndbuf_desc->len >> 1)))
-			/* for a corked socket defer the RDMA writes if there
-			 * is still sufficient sndbuf_space available
+		if ((msg->msg_flags & MSG_MORE || smc_tx_is_corked(smc) ||
+		     msg->msg_flags & MSG_SENDPAGE_NOTLAST) &&
+		    (atomic_read(&conn->sndbuf_space)))
+			/* for a corked socket defer the RDMA writes if
+			 * sndbuf_space is still available. The applications
+			 * should known how/when to uncork it.
 			 */
-			queue_delayed_work(conn->lgr->tx_wq, &conn->tx_work,
-					   SMC_TX_CORK_DELAY);
-		else
-			smc_tx_sndbuf_nonempty(conn);
+			continue;
+		smc_tx_sndbuf_nonempty(conn);
 
 		trace_smc_tx_sendmsg(smc, copylen);
 	} /* while (msg_data_left(msg)) */
@@ -260,6 +258,22 @@ out_err:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int smc_tx_sendpage(struct smc_sock *smc, struct page *page, int offset,
+		    size_t size, int flags)
+{
+	struct msghdr msg = {.msg_flags = flags};
+	char *kaddr = kmap(page);
+	struct kvec iov;
+	int rc;
+
+	iov.iov_base = kaddr + offset;
+	iov.iov_len = size;
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, &iov, 1, size);
+	rc = smc_tx_sendmsg(smc, &msg, size);
+	kunmap(page);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 /***************************** sndbuf consumer *******************************/
 
 /* sndbuf consumer: actual data transfer of one target chunk with ISM write */
@@ -597,6 +611,20 @@ int smc_tx_sndbuf_nonempty(struct smc_connection *conn)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+void smc_tx_pending(struct smc_connection *conn)
+{
+	struct smc_sock *smc = container_of(conn, struct smc_sock, conn);
+	int rc;
+
+	if (smc->sk.sk_err)
+		return;
+
+	rc = smc_tx_sndbuf_nonempty(conn);
+	if (!rc && conn->local_rx_ctrl.prod_flags.write_blocked &&
+	    !atomic_read(&conn->bytes_to_rcv))
+		conn->local_rx_ctrl.prod_flags.write_blocked = 0;
+}
+
 /* Wakeup sndbuf consumers from process context
  * since there is more data to transmit
  */
@@ -606,18 +634,9 @@ void smc_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 						   struct smc_connection,
 						   tx_work);
 	struct smc_sock *smc = container_of(conn, struct smc_sock, conn);
-	int rc;
 
 	lock_sock(&smc->sk);
-	if (smc->sk.sk_err)
-		goto out;
-
-	rc = smc_tx_sndbuf_nonempty(conn);
-	if (!rc && conn->local_rx_ctrl.prod_flags.write_blocked &&
-	    !atomic_read(&conn->bytes_to_rcv))
-		conn->local_rx_ctrl.prod_flags.write_blocked = 0;
-
-out:
+	smc_tx_pending(conn);
 	release_sock(&smc->sk);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_tx.h b/net/smc/smc_tx.h
index 07e6ad76224a..34b578498b1f 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_tx.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_tx.h
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ static inline int smc_tx_prepared_sends(struct smc_connection *conn)
 	return smc_curs_diff(conn->sndbuf_desc->len, &sent, &prep);
 }
 
+void smc_tx_pending(struct smc_connection *conn);
 void smc_tx_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void smc_tx_init(struct smc_sock *smc);
 int smc_tx_sendmsg(struct smc_sock *smc, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len);
+int smc_tx_sendpage(struct smc_sock *smc, struct page *page, int offset,
+		    size_t size, int flags);
 int smc_tx_sndbuf_nonempty(struct smc_connection *conn);
 void smc_tx_sndbuf_nonfull(struct smc_sock *smc);
 void smc_tx_consumer_update(struct smc_connection *conn, bool force);