- if (is_outgoing && trans->t_prefer_loopback) {
- /* "outgoing" connection - and the transport
- * says it wants the connection handled by the
- * loopback transport. This is what TCP does.
- */
- trans = &rds_loop_transport;
+ if (trans->t_prefer_loopback) {
+ if (likely(is_outgoing)) {
+ /* "outgoing" connection to local address.
+ * Protocol says it wants the connection
+ * handled by the loopback transport.
+ * This is what TCP does.
+ */
+ trans = &rds_loop_transport;
+ } else {
+ /* No transport currently in use
+ * should end up here, but if it
+ * does, reset/destroy the connection.
+ */
+ kmem_cache_free(rds_conn_slab, conn);
+ conn = ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+ goto out;
+ }