diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm.c b/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm.c
index a7fd572896..2e605aa118 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm.c
@@ -650,16 +650,30 @@ int mca_btl_gm_send(
     }
     
     /* post the send request */
-    gm_send_with_callback(
-        gm_btl->port,
-        frag->hdr,
-        frag->size,
-        frag->segment.seg_len + sizeof(mca_btl_base_header_t),
-        GM_LOW_PRIORITY,
-        endpoint->endpoint_addr.node_id,
-        endpoint->endpoint_addr.port_id,
-        mca_btl_gm_send_callback,
-        frag);
+    if(frag->base.des_flags & MCA_BTL_DES_FLAGS_PRIORITY &&  
+       frag->size == mca_btl_gm_component.gm_eager_frag_size) {
+        gm_send_with_callback(
+            gm_btl->port,
+            frag->hdr,
+            mca_btl_gm_component.gm_eager_frag_size,
+            frag->segment.seg_len + sizeof(mca_btl_base_header_t),
+            GM_HIGH_PRIORITY,
+            endpoint->endpoint_addr.node_id,
+            endpoint->endpoint_addr.port_id,
+            mca_btl_gm_send_callback,
+            frag);
+    } else {
+        gm_send_with_callback(
+            gm_btl->port,
+            frag->hdr,
+            mca_btl_gm_component.gm_max_frag_size,
+            frag->segment.seg_len + sizeof(mca_btl_base_header_t),
+            GM_LOW_PRIORITY,
+            endpoint->endpoint_addr.node_id,
+            endpoint->endpoint_addr.port_id,
+            mca_btl_gm_send_callback,
+            frag);
+    }
 
     if(opal_list_get_size(&gm_btl->gm_repost)) {
         mca_btl_gm_frag_t* frag;
diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm_component.c b/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm_component.c
index 5dea99e946..bce40ab60b 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm_component.c
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ int mca_btl_gm_component_open(void)
     mca_btl_gm_module.super.btl_max_send_size =
         mca_btl_gm_param_register_int ("max_send_size", 64*1024);
     mca_btl_gm_module.super.btl_min_rdma_size = 
-        mca_btl_gm_param_register_int("min_rdma_size", 256*1024); 
+        mca_btl_gm_param_register_int("min_rdma_size", 128*1024); 
     mca_btl_gm_module.super.btl_max_rdma_size = 
-        mca_btl_gm_param_register_int("max_rdma_size", 256*1024); 
+        mca_btl_gm_param_register_int("max_rdma_size", 128*1024); 
 #if OMPI_MCA_BTL_GM_SUPPORT_REGISTERING && OMPI_MCA_BTL_GM_HAVE_RDMA_PUT 
     mca_btl_gm_module.super.btl_flags  = 
         mca_btl_gm_param_register_int("flags", MCA_BTL_FLAGS_RDMA); 
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ mca_btl_gm_module_init (mca_btl_gm_module_t * btl)
         frag->base.des_src_cnt = 0;
         frag->base.des_dst = &frag->segment;
         frag->base.des_dst_cnt = 1;
-        frag->priority = GM_LOW_PRIORITY;
-        gm_provide_receive_buffer(btl->port, frag->hdr, frag->size, GM_LOW_PRIORITY);
+        frag->priority = GM_HIGH_PRIORITY;
+        gm_provide_receive_buffer(btl->port, frag->hdr, frag->size, frag->priority);
     }
 
     for(i=mca_btl_gm_component.gm_num_high_priority; i<btl->gm_max_recv_tokens; i++) {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ mca_btl_gm_module_init (mca_btl_gm_module_t * btl)
         frag->base.des_dst = &frag->segment;
         frag->base.des_dst_cnt = 1;
         frag->priority = GM_LOW_PRIORITY;
-        gm_provide_receive_buffer(btl->port, frag->hdr, frag->size, GM_LOW_PRIORITY);
+        gm_provide_receive_buffer(btl->port, frag->hdr, frag->size, frag->priority);
     }
 
     /* enable rdma */
@@ -489,13 +489,11 @@ int mca_btl_gm_component_progress()
         unsigned char* buffer = (unsigned char*)gm_ntohp(event->recv.buffer);
         mca_btl_gm_frag_t* frag = (mca_btl_gm_frag_t*)(buffer - sizeof(mca_btl_gm_frag_t));
         mca_btl_base_header_t* hdr;
-        uint32_t priority = GM_HIGH_PRIORITY;
 
         /* If there are no receive events just skip the function call */
         switch(gm_ntohc(event->recv.type)) {
             case GM_FAST_RECV_EVENT:
             case GM_FAST_PEER_RECV_EVENT:
-                priority = GM_LOW_PRIORITY;
             case GM_FAST_HIGH_RECV_EVENT:
             case GM_FAST_HIGH_PEER_RECV_EVENT:
                 {
@@ -511,7 +509,6 @@ int mca_btl_gm_component_progress()
                 }
             case GM_RECV_EVENT:
             case GM_PEER_RECV_EVENT:
-                priority = GM_LOW_PRIORITY;
             case GM_HIGH_RECV_EVENT:
             case GM_HIGH_PEER_RECV_EVENT:
                 {
diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm_frag.h b/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm_frag.h
index 9fb6f8541f..156638bf58 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm_frag.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/gm/btl_gm_frag.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ do { \
     } else { \
         OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&btl->gm_lock);  \
         do { \
-            gm_provide_receive_buffer(btl->port, frag->hdr, frag->size, priority); \
+            gm_provide_receive_buffer(btl->port, frag->hdr, frag->size, frag->priority); \
         } while (NULL != (frag = (mca_btl_gm_frag_t*)opal_list_remove_first(&btl->gm_repost)));  \
         OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&btl->gm_lock);  \
     } \