--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -104,13 +104,12 @@ bool provides_xdp_headroom = true;
 module_param(provides_xdp_headroom, bool, 0644);
 
 static void xenvif_idx_release(struct xenvif_queue *queue, u16 pending_idx,
-			       u8 status);
+			       s8 status);
 
 static void make_tx_response(struct xenvif_queue *queue,
-			     struct xen_netif_tx_request *txp,
+			     const struct xen_netif_tx_request *txp,
 			     unsigned int extra_count,
-			     s8       st);
-static void push_tx_responses(struct xenvif_queue *queue);
+			     s8 status);
 
 static void xenvif_idx_unmap(struct xenvif_queue *queue, u16 pending_idx);
 
@@ -208,13 +207,9 @@ static void xenvif_tx_err(struct xenvif_
 			  unsigned int extra_count, RING_IDX end)
 {
 	RING_IDX cons = queue->tx.req_cons;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	do {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->response_lock, flags);
 		make_tx_response(queue, txp, extra_count, XEN_NETIF_RSP_ERROR);
-		push_tx_responses(queue);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->response_lock, flags);
 		if (cons == end)
 			break;
 		RING_COPY_REQUEST(&queue->tx, cons++, txp);
@@ -465,12 +460,7 @@ static void xenvif_get_requests(struct x
 	for (shinfo->nr_frags = 0; nr_slots > 0 && shinfo->nr_frags < MAX_SKB_FRAGS;
 	     nr_slots--) {
 		if (unlikely(!txp->size)) {
-			unsigned long flags;
-
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->response_lock, flags);
 			make_tx_response(queue, txp, 0, XEN_NETIF_RSP_OKAY);
-			push_tx_responses(queue);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->response_lock, flags);
 			++txp;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -496,14 +486,8 @@ static void xenvif_get_requests(struct x
 
 		for (shinfo->nr_frags = 0; shinfo->nr_frags < nr_slots; ++txp) {
 			if (unlikely(!txp->size)) {
-				unsigned long flags;
-
-				spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->response_lock, flags);
 				make_tx_response(queue, txp, 0,
 						 XEN_NETIF_RSP_OKAY);
-				push_tx_responses(queue);
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->response_lock,
-						       flags);
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -995,7 +979,6 @@ static void xenvif_tx_build_gops(struct
 					 (ret == 0) ?
 					 XEN_NETIF_RSP_OKAY :
 					 XEN_NETIF_RSP_ERROR);
-			push_tx_responses(queue);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1007,7 +990,6 @@ static void xenvif_tx_build_gops(struct
 
 			make_tx_response(queue, &txreq, extra_count,
 					 XEN_NETIF_RSP_OKAY);
-			push_tx_responses(queue);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1433,8 +1415,35 @@ int xenvif_tx_action(struct xenvif_queue
 	return work_done;
 }
 
+static void _make_tx_response(struct xenvif_queue *queue,
+			     const struct xen_netif_tx_request *txp,
+			     unsigned int extra_count,
+			     s8 status)
+{
+	RING_IDX i = queue->tx.rsp_prod_pvt;
+	struct xen_netif_tx_response *resp;
+
+	resp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&queue->tx, i);
+	resp->id     = txp->id;
+	resp->status = status;
+
+	while (extra_count-- != 0)
+		RING_GET_RESPONSE(&queue->tx, ++i)->status = XEN_NETIF_RSP_NULL;
+
+	queue->tx.rsp_prod_pvt = ++i;
+}
+
+static void push_tx_responses(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
+{
+	int notify;
+
+	RING_PUSH_RESPONSES_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(&queue->tx, notify);
+	if (notify)
+		notify_remote_via_irq(queue->tx_irq);
+}
+
 static void xenvif_idx_release(struct xenvif_queue *queue, u16 pending_idx,
-			       u8 status)
+			       s8 status)
 {
 	struct pending_tx_info *pending_tx_info;
 	pending_ring_idx_t index;
@@ -1444,8 +1453,8 @@ static void xenvif_idx_release(struct xe
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->response_lock, flags);
 
-	make_tx_response(queue, &pending_tx_info->req,
-			 pending_tx_info->extra_count, status);
+	_make_tx_response(queue, &pending_tx_info->req,
+			  pending_tx_info->extra_count, status);
 
 	/* Release the pending index before pusing the Tx response so
 	 * its available before a new Tx request is pushed by the
@@ -1459,32 +1468,19 @@ static void xenvif_idx_release(struct xe
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->response_lock, flags);
 }
 
-
 static void make_tx_response(struct xenvif_queue *queue,
-			     struct xen_netif_tx_request *txp,
+			     const struct xen_netif_tx_request *txp,
 			     unsigned int extra_count,
-			     s8       st)
+			     s8 status)
 {
-	RING_IDX i = queue->tx.rsp_prod_pvt;
-	struct xen_netif_tx_response *resp;
-
-	resp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&queue->tx, i);
-	resp->id     = txp->id;
-	resp->status = st;
-
-	while (extra_count-- != 0)
-		RING_GET_RESPONSE(&queue->tx, ++i)->status = XEN_NETIF_RSP_NULL;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	queue->tx.rsp_prod_pvt = ++i;
-}
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->response_lock, flags);
 
-static void push_tx_responses(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
-{
-	int notify;
+	_make_tx_response(queue, txp, extra_count, status);
+	push_tx_responses(queue);
 
-	RING_PUSH_RESPONSES_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(&queue->tx, notify);
-	if (notify)
-		notify_remote_via_irq(queue->tx_irq);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->response_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void xenvif_idx_unmap(struct xenvif_queue *queue, u16 pending_idx)
