diff --git a/kmod/src/net.c b/kmod/src/net.c
index 50fc1544..bed092ad 100644
--- a/kmod/src/net.c
+++ b/kmod/src/net.c
@@ -792,33 +792,41 @@ out:
 	trace_scoutfs_net_recv_work_exit(sb, 0, ret);
 }
 
-static int sendmsg_full(struct socket *sock, void *buf, unsigned len)
+/*
+ * This consumes the kvec.
+ */
+static int k_sendmsg_full(struct socket *sock, struct kvec *kv, unsigned long nr_segs, size_t count)
 {
-	struct msghdr msg;
-	struct kvec kv;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	while (len) {
-		memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
-		msg.msg_flags = MSG_NOSIGNAL;
-		kv.iov_base = buf;
-		kv.iov_len = len;
+	while (count > 0) {
+		struct msghdr msg = {
+			.msg_flags = MSG_NOSIGNAL,
+		};
 
-#ifndef KC_MSGHDR_STRUCT_IOV_ITER
-		msg.msg_iov = (struct iovec *)&kv;
-		msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
-#else
-		iov_iter_init(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, (struct iovec *)&kv, 1, len);
-#endif
-		ret = kernel_sendmsg(sock, &msg, &kv, 1, len);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			return -ECONNABORTED;
+		ret = kernel_sendmsg(sock, &msg, kv, nr_segs, count);
+		if (ret <= 0) {
+			ret = -ECONNABORTED;
+			break;
+		}
 
-		len -= ret;
-		buf += ret;
+		count -= ret;
+		if (count) {
+			while (nr_segs > 0 && ret >= kv->iov_len) {
+				ret -= kv->iov_len;
+				kv++;
+				nr_segs--;
+			}
+			if (nr_segs > 0 && ret > 0) {
+				kv->iov_base += ret;
+				kv->iov_len -= ret;
+			}
+			BUG_ON(nr_segs == 0);
+		}
+		ret = 0;
 	}
-
-	return 0;
+	
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void free_msend(struct net_info *ninf, struct message_send *msend)
@@ -849,54 +857,73 @@ static void scoutfs_net_send_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct super_block *sb = conn->sb;
 	struct net_info *ninf = SCOUTFS_SB(sb)->net_info;
 	struct message_send *msend;
-	int ret = 0;
+	struct message_send *_msend_;
+	struct kvec kv[16];
+	unsigned long nr_segs;
+	size_t count;
 	int len;
+	int ret;
 
 	trace_scoutfs_net_send_work_enter(sb, 0, 0);
 
-	spin_lock(&conn->lock);
-
-	while ((msend = list_first_entry_or_null(&conn->send_queue,
-						 struct message_send, head))) {
-
-		if (msend->dead) {
-			free_msend(ninf, msend);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if ((msend->nh.cmd == SCOUTFS_NET_CMD_FAREWELL) &&
-		    nh_is_response(&msend->nh)) {
-			set_conn_fl(conn, saw_farewell);
-		}
-
-		msend->nh.recv_seq =
-			cpu_to_le64(atomic64_read(&conn->recv_seq));
-
-		spin_unlock(&conn->lock);
-
-		len = nh_bytes(le16_to_cpu(msend->nh.data_len));
-
-		scoutfs_inc_counter(sb, net_send_messages);
-		scoutfs_add_counter(sb, net_send_bytes, len);
-		trace_scoutfs_net_send_message(sb, &conn->sockname,
-					       &conn->peername, &msend->nh);
-
-		ret = sendmsg_full(conn->sock, &msend->nh, len);
+	for (;;) {
+		nr_segs = 0;
+		count = 0;
 
 		spin_lock(&conn->lock);
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(msend, _msend_, &conn->send_queue, head) {
+			if (msend->dead) {
+				free_msend(ninf, msend);
+				continue;
+			}
 
-		msend->nh.recv_seq = 0;
+			len = nh_bytes(le16_to_cpu(msend->nh.data_len));
 
-		if (ret)
-			break;
+			if ((msend->nh.cmd == SCOUTFS_NET_CMD_FAREWELL) &&
+			    nh_is_response(&msend->nh)) {
+				set_conn_fl(conn, saw_farewell);
+			}
 
-		/* resend if it wasn't freed while we sent */
-		if (!msend->dead)
-			list_move_tail(&msend->head, &conn->resend_queue);
+			msend->nh.recv_seq = cpu_to_le64(atomic64_read(&conn->recv_seq));
+
+			scoutfs_inc_counter(sb, net_send_messages);
+			scoutfs_add_counter(sb, net_send_bytes, len);
+			trace_scoutfs_net_send_message(sb, &conn->sockname,
+						       &conn->peername, &msend->nh);
+
+			count += len;
+			kv[nr_segs].iov_base = &msend->nh;
+			kv[nr_segs].iov_len = len;
+			if (++nr_segs == ARRAY_SIZE(kv))
+				break;
+
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&conn->lock);
+
+		if (nr_segs == 0) {
+			ret = 0;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = k_sendmsg_full(conn->sock, kv, nr_segs, count);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+
+		spin_lock(&conn->lock);
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(msend, _msend_, &conn->send_queue, head) {
+			msend->nh.recv_seq = 0;
+
+			/* resend if it wasn't freed while we sent */
+			if (!msend->dead)
+				list_move_tail(&msend->head, &conn->resend_queue);
+
+			if (--nr_segs == 0)
+				break;
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&conn->lock);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&conn->lock);
-
+out:
 	if (ret) {
 		scoutfs_inc_counter(sb, net_send_error);
 		shutdown_conn(conn);