diff --git a/src/idempotency/client/receipt_handler.c b/src/idempotency/client/receipt_handler.c
index 6adcf19..b98a8fa 100644
--- a/src/idempotency/client/receipt_handler.c
+++ b/src/idempotency/client/receipt_handler.c
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ static int do_init(FCAddressPtrArray *address_array)
 {
     const int task_arg_size = 0;
     const bool double_buffers = false;
+    const bool explicit_post_recv = false;
     int result;
     int bytes;
     SFNetworkHandler *rdma_handler;
@@ -523,7 +524,8 @@ static int do_init(FCAddressPtrArray *address_array)
             NULL, sf_proto_set_body_length, NULL, NULL, receipt_deal_task,
             receipt_task_finish_cleanup, receipt_recv_timeout_callback,
             1000, sizeof(SFCommonProtoHeader), TASK_PADDING_SIZE,
-            task_arg_size, double_buffers, receipt_init_task, NULL);
+            task_arg_size, double_buffers, explicit_post_recv,
+            receipt_init_task, NULL);
 }
 
 int receipt_handler_init(FCAddressPtrArray *address_array)
diff --git a/src/sf_global.c b/src/sf_global.c
index f2b800c..018f61b 100644
--- a/src/sf_global.c
+++ b/src/sf_global.c
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ static int load_rdma_apis(SFNetworkHandler *handler)
     LOAD_API(handler, close_connection);
     LOAD_API(handler, send_data);
     LOAD_API(handler, recv_data);
+    LOAD_API(handler, post_recv);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -474,6 +475,7 @@ static int init_network_handler(SFNetworkHandler *handler,
     handler->outer.handler = handler;
     handler->inner.is_inner = true;
     handler->outer.is_inner = false;
+    handler->explicit_post_recv = false;
 
     if (handler->comm_type == fc_comm_type_sock) {
         handler->inner.sock = -1;
@@ -486,6 +488,7 @@ static int init_network_handler(SFNetworkHandler *handler,
         handler->close_connection = sf_socket_close_connection;
         handler->send_data = sf_socket_send_data;
         handler->recv_data = sf_socket_recv_data;
+        handler->post_recv = NULL;
         return 0;
     } else {
         handler->inner.id = NULL;
diff --git a/src/sf_nio.c b/src/sf_nio.c
index 306e4ad..21bcef0 100644
--- a/src/sf_nio.c
+++ b/src/sf_nio.c
@@ -569,14 +569,16 @@ ssize_t sf_socket_send_data(struct fast_task_info *task, SFCommAction *action)
             logWarning("file: "__FILE__", line: %d, "
                     "client ip: %s, send fail, task offset: %d, length: %d, "
                     "errno: %d, error info: %s", __LINE__, task->client_ip,
-                    task->send.ptr->offset, task->send.ptr->length, errno, strerror(errno));
+                    task->send.ptr->offset, task->send.ptr->length,
+                    errno, strerror(errno));
             return -1;
         }
     } else if (bytes == 0) {
         logWarning("file: "__FILE__", line: %d, "
                 "client ip: %s, sock: %d, task length: %d, offset: %d, "
                 "send failed, connection disconnected", __LINE__,
-                task->client_ip, task->event.fd, task->send.ptr->length, task->send.ptr->offset);
+                task->client_ip, task->event.fd, task->send.ptr->length,
+                task->send.ptr->offset);
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -623,7 +625,8 @@ ssize_t sf_socket_send_data(struct fast_task_info *task, SFCommAction *action)
     return bytes;
 }
 
-ssize_t sf_socket_recv_data(struct fast_task_info *task, SFCommAction *action)
+ssize_t sf_socket_recv_data(struct fast_task_info *task,
+        const bool call_post_recv, SFCommAction *action)
 {
     int bytes;
     int recv_bytes;
@@ -852,7 +855,9 @@ int sf_rdma_busy_polling_callback(struct nio_thread_data *thread_data)
         if (task->canceled) {
             continue;
         }
-        if ((bytes=task->handler->recv_data(task, &action)) < 0) {
+        if ((bytes=task->handler->recv_data(task, !task->handler->
+                        explicit_post_recv, &action)) < 0)
+        {
             ioevent_add_to_deleted_list(task);
             continue;
         }
@@ -860,8 +865,13 @@ int sf_rdma_busy_polling_callback(struct nio_thread_data *thread_data)
         if (action == sf_comm_action_finish) {
             task->req_count++;
             task->nio_stages.current = SF_NIO_STAGE_SEND;
-            if (SF_CTX->callbacks.deal_task(task, SF_NIO_STAGE_SEND) < 0) {  //fatal error
+            if (SF_CTX->callbacks.deal_task(task, SF_NIO_STAGE_SEND) < 0) {
+                /* fatal error */
                 ioevent_add_to_deleted_list(task);
+            } else if (task->handler->explicit_post_recv) {
+                if (task->handler->post_recv(task) != 0) {
+                    ioevent_add_to_deleted_list(task);
+                }
             }
         } else {
             if (calc_iops_and_remove_polling(task) != 0) {
@@ -926,7 +936,9 @@ int sf_client_sock_read(int sock, short event, void *arg)
             &task->event.timer, g_current_time +
             task->network_timeout);
 
-        if ((bytes=task->handler->recv_data(task, &action)) < 0) {
+        if ((bytes=task->handler->recv_data(task, !task->handler->
+                        explicit_post_recv, &action)) < 0)
+        {
             ioevent_add_to_deleted_list(task);
             return -1;
         }
@@ -938,6 +950,11 @@ int sf_client_sock_read(int sock, short event, void *arg)
             if (SF_CTX->callbacks.deal_task(task, SF_NIO_STAGE_SEND) < 0) {  //fatal error
                 ioevent_add_to_deleted_list(task);
                 return -1;
+            } else if (task->handler->explicit_post_recv) {
+                if (task->handler->post_recv(task) != 0) {
+                    ioevent_add_to_deleted_list(task);
+                    return -1;
+                }
             }
 
             if (SF_CTX->smart_polling.enabled) {
diff --git a/src/sf_nio.h b/src/sf_nio.h
index 1822842..14a80f5 100644
--- a/src/sf_nio.h
+++ b/src/sf_nio.h
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ int sf_socket_async_connect_server(struct fast_task_info *task);
 int sf_socket_async_connect_check(struct fast_task_info *task);
 
 ssize_t sf_socket_send_data(struct fast_task_info *task, SFCommAction *action);
-ssize_t sf_socket_recv_data(struct fast_task_info *task, SFCommAction *action);
+ssize_t sf_socket_recv_data(struct fast_task_info *task,
+        const bool call_post_recv, SFCommAction *action);
 
 int sf_rdma_busy_polling_callback(struct nio_thread_data *thread_data);
 
diff --git a/src/sf_service.c b/src/sf_service.c
index ab931f5..a7cbe2e 100644
--- a/src/sf_service.c
+++ b/src/sf_service.c
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ int sf_service_init_ex2(SFContext *sf_context, const char *name,
         sf_recv_timeout_callback timeout_callback, const int net_timeout_ms,
         const int proto_header_size, const int task_padding_size,
         const int task_arg_size, const bool double_buffers,
-        TaskInitCallback init_callback, sf_release_buffer_callback
-        release_buffer_callback)
+        const bool explicit_post_recv, TaskInitCallback init_callback,
+        sf_release_buffer_callback release_buffer_callback)
 {
     int result;
     int bytes;
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ int sf_service_init_ex2(SFContext *sf_context, const char *name,
             set_body_length_func, alloc_recv_buffer_func,
             send_done_callback, deal_func, task_cleanup_func,
             timeout_callback, release_buffer_callback);
+    if (explicit_post_recv) {
+        sf_context->handlers[SF_RDMACM_NETWORK_HANDLER_INDEX].
+            explicit_post_recv = true;
+    }
 
     if ((result=sf_init_free_queue(&sf_context->free_queue,
                     name, double_buffers, task_padding_size,
diff --git a/src/sf_service.h b/src/sf_service.h
index 6b74e05..b0d3eb1 100644
--- a/src/sf_service.h
+++ b/src/sf_service.h
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ int sf_service_init_ex2(SFContext *sf_context, const char *name,
         sf_recv_timeout_callback timeout_callback, const int net_timeout_ms,
         const int proto_header_size, const int task_padding_size,
         const int task_arg_size, const bool double_buffers,
-        TaskInitCallback init_callback, sf_release_buffer_callback
-        release_buffer_callback);
+        const bool explicit_post_recv, TaskInitCallback init_callback,
+        sf_release_buffer_callback release_buffer_callback);
 
 #define sf_service_init_ex(sf_context, name, alloc_thread_extra_data_callback,\
         thread_loop_callback, accept_done_callback, set_body_length_func,   \
@@ -56,16 +56,17 @@ int sf_service_init_ex2(SFContext *sf_context, const char *name,
         thread_loop_callback, accept_done_callback, set_body_length_func,     \
         NULL, send_done_callback, deal_func, task_cleanup_func, \
         timeout_callback, net_timeout_ms, proto_header_size, \
-        0, task_arg_size, false, NULL, NULL)
+        0, task_arg_size, false, false, NULL, NULL)
 
 #define sf_service_init(name, alloc_thread_extra_data_callback, \
         thread_loop_callback, accept_done_callback, set_body_length_func,   \
         send_done_callback, deal_func, task_cleanup_func, timeout_callback, \
         net_timeout_ms, proto_header_size, task_arg_size) \
-    sf_service_init_ex2(&g_sf_context, name, alloc_thread_extra_data_callback,  \
-        thread_loop_callback, accept_done_callback, set_body_length_func, NULL, \
+    sf_service_init_ex2(&g_sf_context, name, alloc_thread_extra_data_callback, \
+        thread_loop_callback, accept_done_callback, set_body_length_func, NULL,\
         send_done_callback, deal_func, task_cleanup_func, timeout_callback, \
-        net_timeout_ms, proto_header_size, 0, task_arg_size, false, NULL, NULL)
+        net_timeout_ms, proto_header_size, 0, task_arg_size, false, false,  \
+        NULL, NULL)
 
 int sf_service_destroy_ex(SFContext *sf_context);
 
diff --git a/src/sf_types.h b/src/sf_types.h
index 7230c56..ef52625 100644
--- a/src/sf_types.h
+++ b/src/sf_types.h
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ typedef void (*sf_close_connection_callback)(struct fast_task_info *task);
 typedef ssize_t (*sf_send_data_callback)(struct fast_task_info *task,
         SFCommAction *action);
 typedef ssize_t (*sf_recv_data_callback)(struct fast_task_info *task,
-        SFCommAction *action);
+        const bool call_post_recv, SFCommAction *action);
+typedef int (*sf_post_recv_callback)(struct fast_task_info *task);
 
 struct sf_network_handler;
 typedef struct sf_listener {
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ typedef struct sf_listener {
 struct sf_context;
 typedef struct sf_network_handler {
     bool enabled;
+    bool explicit_post_recv;
     FCCommunicationType comm_type;
     struct sf_context *ctx;
     struct ibv_pd *pd;
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ typedef struct sf_network_handler {
 
     sf_send_data_callback send_data;
     sf_recv_data_callback recv_data;
+    sf_post_recv_callback post_recv;  //for rdma
 } SFNetworkHandler;
 
 typedef struct sf_nio_callbacks {