Merge branch 'slice_with_exec_ctx_and_new_closures' into metadata_filter_and_new_closures

91 files changed, 928 insertions, 810 deletions

diff --git a/src/compiler/python_generator.cc b/src/compiler/python_generator.cc
index 0fac1b88cd..4841da8da8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/python_generator.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/python_generator.cc
@@ -724,6 +724,9 @@ pair<bool, grpc::string> PrivateGenerator::GetGrpcServices() {
     out = &out_printer;
 
     if (generate_in_pb2_grpc) {
+      out->Print(
+          "# Generated by the gRPC Python protocol compiler plugin. "
+          "DO NOT EDIT!\n");
       if (!PrintPreamble()) {
         return make_pair(false, "");
       }
diff --git a/src/core/ext/census/grpc_filter.c b/src/core/ext/census/grpc_filter.c
index 75b0dc1ec3..65cfe1fa90 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/census/grpc_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/census/grpc_filter.c
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ static grpc_error *server_init_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   memset(d, 0, sizeof(*d));
   d->start_ts = args->start_time;
   /* TODO(hongyu): call census_tracing_start_op here. */
-  grpc_closure_init(&d->finish_recv, server_on_done_recv, elem);
+  grpc_closure_init(&d->finish_recv, server_on_done_recv, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   return GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/ext/client_channel/channel_connectivity.c b/src/core/ext/client_channel/channel_connectivity.c
index 9797e66564..b10f444b63 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/client_channel/channel_connectivity.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/client_channel/channel_connectivity.c
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ void grpc_channel_watch_connectivity_state(
   grpc_cq_begin_op(cq, tag);
 
   gpr_mu_init(&w->mu);
-  grpc_closure_init(&w->on_complete, watch_complete, w);
+  grpc_closure_init(&w->on_complete, watch_complete, w,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   w->phase = WAITING;
   w->state = last_observed_state;
   w->cq = cq;
diff --git a/src/core/ext/client_channel/client_channel.c b/src/core/ext/client_channel/client_channel.c
index 16de03d003..74350d9fee 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/client_channel/client_channel.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/client_channel/client_channel.c
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ static void watch_lb_policy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, channel_data *chand,
   GRPC_CHANNEL_STACK_REF(chand->owning_stack, "watch_lb_policy");
 
   w->chand = chand;
-  grpc_closure_init(&w->on_changed, on_lb_policy_state_changed, w);
+  grpc_closure_init(&w->on_changed, on_lb_policy_state_changed, w,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   w->state = current_state;
   w->lb_policy = lb_policy;
   grpc_lb_policy_notify_on_state_change(exec_ctx, lb_policy, &w->state,
@@ -366,14 +367,12 @@ static void on_resolver_result_changed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
   }
   chand->method_params_table = method_params_table;
   if (lb_policy != NULL) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &chand->waiting_for_config_closures,
-                               NULL);
+    grpc_closure_list_sched(exec_ctx, &chand->waiting_for_config_closures);
   } else if (chand->resolver == NULL /* disconnected */) {
     grpc_closure_list_fail_all(
         &chand->waiting_for_config_closures,
         GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Channel disconnected", &error, 1));
-    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &chand->waiting_for_config_closures,
-                               NULL);
+    grpc_closure_list_sched(exec_ctx, &chand->waiting_for_config_closures);
   }
   if (lb_policy != NULL && chand->exit_idle_when_lb_policy_arrives) {
     GRPC_LB_POLICY_REF(lb_policy, "exit_idle");
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ static void cc_start_transport_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                   grpc_transport_op *op) {
   channel_data *chand = elem->channel_data;
 
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, op->on_consumed, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, op->on_consumed, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 
   GPR_ASSERT(op->set_accept_stream == false);
   if (op->bind_pollset != NULL) {
@@ -449,9 +448,8 @@ static void cc_start_transport_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
 
   if (op->send_ping != NULL) {
     if (chand->lb_policy == NULL) {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, op->send_ping,
-                          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Ping with no load balancing"),
-                          NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, op->send_ping,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Ping with no load balancing"));
     } else {
       grpc_lb_policy_ping_one(exec_ctx, chand->lb_policy, op->send_ping);
       op->bind_pollset = NULL;
@@ -470,8 +468,7 @@ static void cc_start_transport_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
       if (!chand->started_resolving) {
         grpc_closure_list_fail_all(&chand->waiting_for_config_closures,
                                    GRPC_ERROR_REF(op->disconnect_with_error));
-        grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx,
-                                   &chand->waiting_for_config_closures, NULL);
+        grpc_closure_list_sched(exec_ctx, &chand->waiting_for_config_closures);
       }
       if (chand->lb_policy != NULL) {
         grpc_pollset_set_del_pollset_set(exec_ctx,
@@ -516,7 +513,8 @@ static grpc_error *cc_init_channel_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   gpr_mu_init(&chand->mu);
   chand->owning_stack = args->channel_stack;
   grpc_closure_init(&chand->on_resolver_result_changed,
-                    on_resolver_result_changed, chand);
+                    on_resolver_result_changed, chand,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   chand->interested_parties = grpc_pollset_set_create();
   grpc_connectivity_state_init(&chand->state_tracker, GRPC_CHANNEL_IDLE,
                                "client_channel");
@@ -683,8 +681,9 @@ static void retry_waiting_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, call_data *calld) {
   calld->waiting_ops_count = 0;
   calld->waiting_ops_capacity = 0;
   GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_CALL_REF(a->call, "retry_ops");
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, grpc_closure_create(retry_ops, a),
-                      GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(
+      exec_ctx, grpc_closure_create(retry_ops, a, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx),
+      GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 static void subchannel_ready(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
@@ -766,14 +765,14 @@ static void continue_picking(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
   if (cpa->connected_subchannel == NULL) {
     /* cancelled, do nothing */
   } else if (error != GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cpa->on_ready, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cpa->on_ready, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
   } else {
     call_data *calld = cpa->elem->call_data;
     gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu);
     if (pick_subchannel(exec_ctx, cpa->elem, cpa->initial_metadata,
                         cpa->initial_metadata_flags, cpa->connected_subchannel,
                         cpa->on_ready, GRPC_ERROR_NONE)) {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cpa->on_ready, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cpa->on_ready, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     }
     gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu);
   }
@@ -805,9 +804,9 @@ static bool pick_subchannel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_call_element *elem,
       cpa = closure->cb_arg;
       if (cpa->connected_subchannel == connected_subchannel) {
         cpa->connected_subchannel = NULL;
-        grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+        grpc_closure_sched(
             exec_ctx, cpa->on_ready,
-            GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick cancelled", &error, 1), NULL);
+            GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick cancelled", &error, 1));
       }
     }
     gpr_mu_unlock(&chand->mu);
@@ -858,12 +857,12 @@ static bool pick_subchannel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_call_element *elem,
     cpa->connected_subchannel = connected_subchannel;
     cpa->on_ready = on_ready;
     cpa->elem = elem;
-    grpc_closure_init(&cpa->closure, continue_picking, cpa);
+    grpc_closure_init(&cpa->closure, continue_picking, cpa,
+                      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     grpc_closure_list_append(&chand->waiting_for_config_closures, &cpa->closure,
                              GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   } else {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, on_ready, GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Disconnected"),
-                        NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, on_ready, GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Disconnected"));
   }
   gpr_mu_unlock(&chand->mu);
 
@@ -948,7 +947,8 @@ retry:
       calld->connected_subchannel == NULL &&
       op->send_initial_metadata != NULL) {
     calld->creation_phase = GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_CALL_HOLDER_PICKING_SUBCHANNEL;
-    grpc_closure_init(&calld->next_step, subchannel_ready, elem);
+    grpc_closure_init(&calld->next_step, subchannel_ready, elem,
+                      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     GRPC_CALL_STACK_REF(calld->owning_call, "pick_subchannel");
     /* If a subchannel is not available immediately, the polling entity from
        call_data should be provided to channel_data's interested_parties, so
@@ -1094,7 +1094,8 @@ static grpc_error *cc_init_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     // get the service config data once the resolver returns.
     // Take a reference to the call stack to be owned by the callback.
     GRPC_CALL_STACK_REF(calld->owning_call, "read_service_config");
-    grpc_closure_init(&calld->read_service_config, read_service_config, elem);
+    grpc_closure_init(&calld->read_service_config, read_service_config, elem,
+                      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     grpc_closure_list_append(&chand->waiting_for_config_closures,
                              &calld->read_service_config, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     gpr_mu_unlock(&chand->mu);
@@ -1207,7 +1208,8 @@ void grpc_client_channel_watch_connectivity_state(
   w->pollset = pollset;
   w->on_complete = on_complete;
   grpc_pollset_set_add_pollset(exec_ctx, chand->interested_parties, pollset);
-  grpc_closure_init(&w->my_closure, on_external_watch_complete, w);
+  grpc_closure_init(&w->my_closure, on_external_watch_complete, w,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   GRPC_CHANNEL_STACK_REF(w->chand->owning_stack,
                          "external_connectivity_watcher");
   gpr_mu_lock(&chand->mu);
diff --git a/src/core/ext/client_channel/http_connect_handshaker.c b/src/core/ext/client_channel/http_connect_handshaker.c
index 5ead2ff73f..27b117af84 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/client_channel/http_connect_handshaker.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/client_channel/http_connect_handshaker.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void handshake_failed_locked(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
     handshaker->shutdown = true;
   }
   // Invoke callback.
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, handshaker->on_handshake_done, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, handshaker->on_handshake_done, error);
 }
 
 // Callback invoked when finished writing HTTP CONNECT request.
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static void on_read_done(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, void* arg,
     goto done;
   }
   // Success.  Invoke handshake-done callback.
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, handshaker->on_handshake_done, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, handshaker->on_handshake_done, error);
 done:
   // Set shutdown to true so that subsequent calls to
   // http_connect_handshaker_shutdown() do nothing.
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ grpc_handshaker* grpc_http_connect_handshaker_create(const char* proxy_server) {
   handshaker->proxy_server = gpr_strdup(proxy_server);
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&handshaker->write_buffer);
   grpc_closure_init(&handshaker->request_done_closure, on_write_done,
-                    handshaker);
+                    handshaker, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_closure_init(&handshaker->response_read_closure, on_read_done,
-                    handshaker);
+                    handshaker, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_http_parser_init(&handshaker->http_parser, GRPC_HTTP_RESPONSE,
                         &handshaker->http_response);
   return &handshaker->base;
diff --git a/src/core/ext/client_channel/subchannel.c b/src/core/ext/client_channel/subchannel.c
index 4ac896923a..f8f48f2894 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/client_channel/subchannel.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/client_channel/subchannel.c
@@ -294,8 +294,9 @@ void grpc_subchannel_weak_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   gpr_atm old_refs;
   old_refs = ref_mutate(c, -(gpr_atm)1, 1 REF_MUTATE_PURPOSE("WEAK_UNREF"));
   if (old_refs == 1) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, grpc_closure_create(subchannel_destroy, c),
-                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, grpc_closure_create(subchannel_destroy, c,
+                                                     grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx),
+                       GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 }
 
@@ -331,7 +332,8 @@ grpc_subchannel *grpc_subchannel_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   c->args = grpc_channel_args_copy(args->args);
   c->root_external_state_watcher.next = c->root_external_state_watcher.prev =
       &c->root_external_state_watcher;
-  grpc_closure_init(&c->connected, subchannel_connected, c);
+  grpc_closure_init(&c->connected, subchannel_connected, c,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_connectivity_state_init(&c->state_tracker, GRPC_CHANNEL_IDLE,
                                "subchannel");
   int initial_backoff_ms =
@@ -506,7 +508,8 @@ void grpc_subchannel_notify_on_state_change(
     w->subchannel = c;
     w->pollset_set = interested_parties;
     w->notify = notify;
-    grpc_closure_init(&w->closure, on_external_state_watcher_done, w);
+    grpc_closure_init(&w->closure, on_external_state_watcher_done, w,
+                      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     if (interested_parties != NULL) {
       grpc_pollset_set_add_pollset_set(exec_ctx, c->pollset_set,
                                        interested_parties);
@@ -627,7 +630,7 @@ static void publish_transport_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   sw_subchannel->subchannel = c;
   sw_subchannel->connectivity_state = GRPC_CHANNEL_READY;
   grpc_closure_init(&sw_subchannel->closure, subchannel_on_child_state_changed,
-                    sw_subchannel);
+                    sw_subchannel, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
   if (c->disconnected) {
     gpr_free(sw_subchannel);
diff --git a/src/core/ext/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.c b/src/core/ext/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.c
index ea6c62480f..390c6ff817 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.c
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ static void wrapped_rr_closure(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
   wrapped_rr_closure_arg *wc_arg = arg;
 
   GPR_ASSERT(wc_arg->wrapped_closure != NULL);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, wc_arg->wrapped_closure, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error),
-                      NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, wc_arg->wrapped_closure, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
 
   if (wc_arg->rr_policy != NULL) {
     /* if *target is NULL, no pick has been made by the RR policy (eg, all
@@ -249,7 +248,8 @@ static void add_pending_pick(pending_pick **root,
       pick_args->lb_token_mdelem_storage;
   pp->wrapped_on_complete_arg.free_when_done = pp;
   grpc_closure_init(&pp->wrapped_on_complete_arg.wrapper_closure,
-                    wrapped_rr_closure, &pp->wrapped_on_complete_arg);
+                    wrapped_rr_closure, &pp->wrapped_on_complete_arg,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   *root = pp;
 }
 
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ static void add_pending_ping(pending_ping **root, grpc_closure *notify) {
   pping->wrapped_notify_arg.free_when_done = pping;
   pping->next = *root;
   grpc_closure_init(&pping->wrapped_notify_arg.wrapper_closure,
-                    wrapped_rr_closure, &pping->wrapped_notify_arg);
+                    wrapped_rr_closure, &pping->wrapped_notify_arg,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   *root = pping;
 }
 
@@ -673,7 +674,7 @@ static void rr_handover_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
       gpr_malloc(sizeof(rr_connectivity_data));
   memset(rr_connectivity, 0, sizeof(rr_connectivity_data));
   grpc_closure_init(&rr_connectivity->on_change, glb_rr_connectivity_changed,
-                    rr_connectivity);
+                    rr_connectivity, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   rr_connectivity->glb_policy = glb_policy;
   rr_connectivity->state = new_rr_state;
 
@@ -914,15 +915,15 @@ static void glb_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol) {
   while (pp != NULL) {
     pending_pick *next = pp->next;
     *pp->target = NULL;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &pp->wrapped_on_complete_arg.wrapper_closure,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &pp->wrapped_on_complete_arg.wrapper_closure,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     pp = next;
   }
 
   while (pping != NULL) {
     pending_ping *next = pping->next;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &pping->wrapped_notify_arg.wrapper_closure,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &pping->wrapped_notify_arg.wrapper_closure,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     pping = next;
   }
 }
@@ -938,9 +939,9 @@ static void glb_cancel_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
     pending_pick *next = pp->next;
     if (pp->target == target) {
       *target = NULL;
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+      grpc_closure_sched(
           exec_ctx, &pp->wrapped_on_complete_arg.wrapper_closure,
-          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick Cancelled", &error, 1), NULL);
+          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick Cancelled", &error, 1));
     } else {
       pp->next = glb_policy->pending_picks;
       glb_policy->pending_picks = pp;
@@ -963,9 +964,9 @@ static void glb_cancel_picks(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
     pending_pick *next = pp->next;
     if ((pp->pick_args.initial_metadata_flags & initial_metadata_flags_mask) ==
         initial_metadata_flags_eq) {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+      grpc_closure_sched(
           exec_ctx, &pp->wrapped_on_complete_arg.wrapper_closure,
-          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick Cancelled", &error, 1), NULL);
+          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick Cancelled", &error, 1));
     } else {
       pp->next = glb_policy->pending_picks;
       glb_policy->pending_picks = pp;
@@ -1000,11 +1001,10 @@ static int glb_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
                     grpc_closure *on_complete) {
   if (pick_args->lb_token_mdelem_storage == NULL) {
     *target = NULL;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+    grpc_closure_sched(
         exec_ctx, on_complete,
         GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("No mdelem storage for the LB token. Load reporting "
-                          "won't work without it. Failing"),
-        NULL);
+                          "won't work without it. Failing"));
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -1023,7 +1023,8 @@ static int glb_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
     wrapped_rr_closure_arg *wc_arg = gpr_malloc(sizeof(wrapped_rr_closure_arg));
     memset(wc_arg, 0, sizeof(wrapped_rr_closure_arg));
 
-    grpc_closure_init(&wc_arg->wrapper_closure, wrapped_rr_closure, wc_arg);
+    grpc_closure_init(&wc_arg->wrapper_closure, wrapped_rr_closure, wc_arg,
+                      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     wc_arg->rr_policy = glb_policy->rr_policy;
     wc_arg->target = target;
     wc_arg->wrapped_closure = on_complete;
@@ -1122,9 +1123,11 @@ static void lb_call_init_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   grpc_grpclb_request_destroy(request);
 
   grpc_closure_init(&glb_policy->lb_on_server_status_received,
-                    lb_on_server_status_received, glb_policy);
+                    lb_on_server_status_received, glb_policy,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_closure_init(&glb_policy->lb_on_response_received,
-                    lb_on_response_received, glb_policy);
+                    lb_on_response_received, glb_policy,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
   gpr_backoff_init(&glb_policy->lb_call_backoff_state,
                    GRPC_GRPCLB_INITIAL_CONNECT_BACKOFF_SECONDS,
diff --git a/src/core/ext/lb_policy/pick_first/pick_first.c b/src/core/ext/lb_policy/pick_first/pick_first.c
index b9cfe6b5c0..821becff69 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/lb_policy/pick_first/pick_first.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/lb_policy/pick_first/pick_first.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static void pf_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol) {
   while (pp != NULL) {
     pending_pick *next = pp->next;
     *pp->target = NULL;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     gpr_free(pp);
     pp = next;
   }
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ static void pf_cancel_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
     pending_pick *next = pp->next;
     if (pp->target == target) {
       *target = NULL;
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+      grpc_closure_sched(
           exec_ctx, pp->on_complete,
-          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick Cancelled", &error, 1), NULL);
+          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick Cancelled", &error, 1));
       gpr_free(pp);
     } else {
       pp->next = p->pending_picks;
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ static void pf_cancel_picks(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
     pending_pick *next = pp->next;
     if ((pp->initial_metadata_flags & initial_metadata_flags_mask) ==
         initial_metadata_flags_eq) {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+      grpc_closure_sched(
           exec_ctx, pp->on_complete,
-          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick Cancelled", &error, 1), NULL);
+          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick Cancelled", &error, 1));
       gpr_free(pp);
     } else {
       pp->next = p->pending_picks;
@@ -306,14 +306,15 @@ static void pf_connectivity_changed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
         /* drop the pick list: we are connected now */
         GRPC_LB_POLICY_WEAK_REF(&p->base, "destroy_subchannels");
         gpr_atm_rel_store(&p->selected, (gpr_atm)selected);
-        grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx,
-                            grpc_closure_create(destroy_subchannels, p),
-                            GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+        grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx,
+                           grpc_closure_create(destroy_subchannels, p,
+                                               grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx),
+                           GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
         /* update any calls that were waiting for a pick */
         while ((pp = p->pending_picks)) {
           p->pending_picks = pp->next;
           *pp->target = GRPC_CONNECTED_SUBCHANNEL_REF(selected, "picked");
-          grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+          grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
           gpr_free(pp);
         }
         grpc_connected_subchannel_notify_on_state_change(
@@ -366,8 +367,7 @@ static void pf_connectivity_changed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
           while ((pp = p->pending_picks)) {
             p->pending_picks = pp->next;
             *pp->target = NULL;
-            grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE,
-                                NULL);
+            grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
             gpr_free(pp);
           }
           GRPC_LB_POLICY_WEAK_UNREF(exec_ctx, &p->base,
@@ -419,8 +419,7 @@ static void pf_ping_one(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
   if (selected) {
     grpc_connected_subchannel_ping(exec_ctx, selected, closure);
   } else {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Not connected"),
-                        NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Not connected"));
   }
 }
 
@@ -485,7 +484,8 @@ static grpc_lb_policy *create_pick_first(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   p->num_subchannels = subchannel_idx;
 
   grpc_lb_policy_init(&p->base, &pick_first_lb_policy_vtable);
-  grpc_closure_init(&p->connectivity_changed, pf_connectivity_changed, p);
+  grpc_closure_init(&p->connectivity_changed, pf_connectivity_changed, p,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   gpr_mu_init(&p->mu);
   return &p->base;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/ext/lb_policy/round_robin/round_robin.c b/src/core/ext/lb_policy/round_robin/round_robin.c
index 896d13df3e..cb679489c3 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/lb_policy/round_robin/round_robin.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/lb_policy/round_robin/round_robin.c
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ static void rr_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol) {
   while ((pp = p->pending_picks)) {
     p->pending_picks = pp->next;
     *pp->target = NULL;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Channel Shutdown"), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Channel Shutdown"));
     gpr_free(pp);
   }
   grpc_connectivity_state_set(
@@ -348,9 +348,9 @@ static void rr_cancel_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
     pending_pick *next = pp->next;
     if (pp->target == target) {
       *target = NULL;
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+      grpc_closure_sched(
           exec_ctx, pp->on_complete,
-          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick cancelled", &error, 1), NULL);
+          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick cancelled", &error, 1));
       gpr_free(pp);
     } else {
       pp->next = p->pending_picks;
@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ static void rr_cancel_picks(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
     if ((pp->initial_metadata_flags & initial_metadata_flags_mask) ==
         initial_metadata_flags_eq) {
       *pp->target = NULL;
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+      grpc_closure_sched(
           exec_ctx, pp->on_complete,
-          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick cancelled", &error, 1), NULL);
+          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Pick cancelled", &error, 1));
       gpr_free(pp);
     } else {
       pp->next = p->pending_picks;
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static void rr_connectivity_changed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
                   "[RR CONN CHANGED] TARGET <-- SUBCHANNEL %p (NODE %p)",
                   (void *)selected->subchannel, (void *)selected);
         }
-        grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+        grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
         gpr_free(pp);
       }
       update_lb_connectivity_status(exec_ctx, sd, error);
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static void rr_connectivity_changed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
         while ((pp = p->pending_picks)) {
           p->pending_picks = pp->next;
           *pp->target = NULL;
-          grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+          grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
           gpr_free(pp);
         }
       }
@@ -684,8 +684,8 @@ static void rr_ping_one(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
     GRPC_CONNECTED_SUBCHANNEL_UNREF(exec_ctx, target, "rr_picked");
   } else {
     gpr_mu_unlock(&p->mu);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Round Robin not connected"), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Round Robin not connected"));
   }
 }
 
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ static grpc_lb_policy *round_robin_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
       }
       ++subchannel_idx;
       grpc_closure_init(&sd->connectivity_changed_closure,
-                        rr_connectivity_changed, sd);
+                        rr_connectivity_changed, sd, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     }
   }
   if (subchannel_idx == 0) {
diff --git a/src/core/ext/load_reporting/load_reporting_filter.c b/src/core/ext/load_reporting/load_reporting_filter.c
index aeb537eabd..8af6191c3b 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/load_reporting/load_reporting_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/load_reporting/load_reporting_filter.c
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ static grpc_error *init_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   memset(calld, 0, sizeof(call_data));
 
   calld->id = (intptr_t)args->call_stack;
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->on_initial_md_ready, on_initial_md_ready, elem);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->on_initial_md_ready, on_initial_md_ready, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
   /* TODO(dgq): do something with the data
   channel_data *chand = elem->channel_data;
diff --git a/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.c b/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.c
index 37a2d8dc30..124b16bbc3 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.c
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ static void dns_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_resolver *resolver) {
   }
   if (r->next_completion != NULL) {
     *r->target_result = NULL;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, r->next_completion,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Resolver Shutdown"), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, r->next_completion,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Resolver Shutdown"));
     r->next_completion = NULL;
   }
   gpr_mu_unlock(&r->mu);
@@ -219,9 +219,10 @@ static void dns_start_resolving_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   GPR_ASSERT(!r->resolving);
   r->resolving = true;
   r->addresses = NULL;
-  grpc_resolve_address(exec_ctx, r->name_to_resolve, r->default_port,
-                       r->interested_parties,
-                       grpc_closure_create(dns_on_resolved, r), &r->addresses);
+  grpc_resolve_address(
+      exec_ctx, r->name_to_resolve, r->default_port, r->interested_parties,
+      grpc_closure_create(dns_on_resolved, r, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx),
+      &r->addresses);
 }
 
 static void dns_maybe_finish_next_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ static void dns_maybe_finish_next_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     *r->target_result = r->resolved_result == NULL
                             ? NULL
                             : grpc_channel_args_copy(r->resolved_result);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, r->next_completion, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, r->next_completion, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     r->next_completion = NULL;
     r->published_version = r->resolved_version;
   }
diff --git a/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c b/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
index 5fd1607cee..a1365f6465 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static void sockaddr_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   gpr_mu_lock(&r->mu);
   if (r->next_completion != NULL) {
     *r->target_result = NULL;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, r->next_completion, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, r->next_completion, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     r->next_completion = NULL;
   }
   gpr_mu_unlock(&r->mu);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static void sockaddr_maybe_finish_next_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     grpc_arg arg = grpc_lb_addresses_create_channel_arg(r->addresses);
     *r->target_result =
         grpc_channel_args_copy_and_add(r->channel_args, &arg, 1);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, r->next_completion, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, r->next_completion, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     r->next_completion = NULL;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/chttp2_connector.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/chttp2_connector.c
index d8afcfb626..bf4d797938 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/chttp2_connector.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/chttp2_connector.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void on_handshake_done(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
   }
   grpc_closure *notify = c->notify;
   c->notify = NULL;
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, notify, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, notify, error);
   grpc_handshake_manager_destroy(exec_ctx, c->handshake_mgr);
   c->handshake_mgr = NULL;
   gpr_mu_unlock(&c->mu);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static void on_initial_connect_string_sent(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
     memset(c->result, 0, sizeof(*c->result));
     grpc_closure *notify = c->notify;
     c->notify = NULL;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, notify, error, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, notify, error);
     gpr_mu_unlock(&c->mu);
     chttp2_connector_unref(exec_ctx, arg);
   } else {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static void connected(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, grpc_error *error) {
     memset(c->result, 0, sizeof(*c->result));
     grpc_closure *notify = c->notify;
     c->notify = NULL;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, notify, error, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, notify, error);
     if (c->endpoint != NULL) grpc_endpoint_shutdown(exec_ctx, c->endpoint);
     gpr_mu_unlock(&c->mu);
     chttp2_connector_unref(exec_ctx, arg);
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static void connected(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, grpc_error *error) {
     GPR_ASSERT(c->endpoint != NULL);
     if (!GRPC_SLICE_IS_EMPTY(c->args.initial_connect_string)) {
       grpc_closure_init(&c->initial_string_sent, on_initial_connect_string_sent,
-                        c);
+                        c, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
       grpc_slice_buffer_init(&c->initial_string_buffer);
       grpc_slice_buffer_add(&c->initial_string_buffer,
                             c->args.initial_connect_string);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static void chttp2_connector_connect(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   c->result = result;
   GPR_ASSERT(c->endpoint == NULL);
   chttp2_connector_ref(con);  // Ref taken for callback.
-  grpc_closure_init(&c->connected, connected, c);
+  grpc_closure_init(&c->connected, connected, c, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   GPR_ASSERT(!c->connecting);
   c->connecting = true;
   grpc_tcp_client_connect(exec_ctx, &c->connected, &c->endpoint,
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/chttp2_server.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/chttp2_server.c
index d573bbe73e..86f5a198c2 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/chttp2_server.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/chttp2_server.c
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ grpc_error *grpc_chttp2_server_add_port(
   state = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*state));
   memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
   grpc_closure_init(&state->tcp_server_shutdown_complete,
-                    tcp_server_shutdown_complete, state);
+                    tcp_server_shutdown_complete, state,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   err = grpc_tcp_server_create(exec_ctx, &state->tcp_server_shutdown_complete,
                                args, &tcp_server);
   if (err != GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
index 6563b42a60..0f762dbceb 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
@@ -74,20 +74,14 @@ static const grpc_transport_vtable vtable;
 static void write_action_begin_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *t,
                                       grpc_error *error);
 static void write_action(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *t, grpc_error *error);
-static void write_action_end(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *t,
-                             grpc_error *error);
 static void write_action_end_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *t,
                                     grpc_error *error);
 
-static void read_action_begin(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *t,
-                              grpc_error *error);
 static void read_action_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *t,
                                grpc_error *error);
 
 static void complete_fetch_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *gs,
                                   grpc_error *error);
-static void complete_fetch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *gs,
-                           grpc_error *error);
 /** Set a transport level setting, and push it to our peer */
 static void push_setting(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_chttp2_transport *t,
                          grpc_chttp2_setting_id id, uint32_t value);
@@ -113,12 +107,8 @@ static void incoming_byte_stream_destroy_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                                 void *byte_stream,
                                                 grpc_error *error_ignored);
 
-static void benign_reclaimer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *t,
-                             grpc_error *error);
 static void benign_reclaimer_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *t,
                                     grpc_error *error);
-static void destructive_reclaimer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *t,
-                                  grpc_error *error);
 static void destructive_reclaimer_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *t,
                                          grpc_error *error);
 
@@ -167,8 +157,8 @@ static void destruct_transport(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
      and maybe they hold resources that need to be freed */
   while (t->pings.next != &t->pings) {
     grpc_chttp2_outstanding_ping *ping = t->pings.next;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, ping->on_recv,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Transport closed"), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, ping->on_recv,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Transport closed"));
     ping->next->prev = ping->prev;
     ping->prev->next = ping->next;
     gpr_free(ping);
@@ -247,18 +237,15 @@ static void init_transport(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_chttp2_transport *t,
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&t->outbuf);
   grpc_chttp2_hpack_compressor_init(&t->hpack_compressor);
 
-  grpc_closure_init(&t->write_action_begin_locked, write_action_begin_locked,
-                    t);
-  grpc_closure_init(&t->write_action, write_action, t);
-  grpc_closure_init(&t->write_action_end, write_action_end, t);
-  grpc_closure_init(&t->write_action_end_locked, write_action_end_locked, t);
-  grpc_closure_init(&t->read_action_begin, read_action_begin, t);
-  grpc_closure_init(&t->read_action_locked, read_action_locked, t);
-  grpc_closure_init(&t->benign_reclaimer, benign_reclaimer, t);
-  grpc_closure_init(&t->destructive_reclaimer, destructive_reclaimer, t);
-  grpc_closure_init(&t->benign_reclaimer_locked, benign_reclaimer_locked, t);
+  grpc_closure_init(&t->write_action, write_action, t,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&t->read_action_locked, read_action_locked, t,
+                    grpc_combiner_scheduler(t->combiner, false));
+  grpc_closure_init(&t->benign_reclaimer_locked, benign_reclaimer_locked, t,
+                    grpc_combiner_scheduler(t->combiner, false));
   grpc_closure_init(&t->destructive_reclaimer_locked,
-                    destructive_reclaimer_locked, t);
+                    destructive_reclaimer_locked, t,
+                    grpc_combiner_scheduler(t->combiner, false));
 
   grpc_chttp2_goaway_parser_init(&t->goaway_parser);
   grpc_chttp2_hpack_parser_init(exec_ctx, &t->hpack_parser);
@@ -396,9 +383,10 @@ static void destroy_transport_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *tp,
 
 static void destroy_transport(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_transport *gt) {
   grpc_chttp2_transport *t = (grpc_chttp2_transport *)gt;
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, t->combiner,
-                        grpc_closure_create(destroy_transport_locked, t),
-                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, grpc_closure_create(
+                                   destroy_transport_locked, t,
+                                   grpc_combiner_scheduler(t->combiner, false)),
+                     GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 static void close_transport_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
@@ -472,8 +460,8 @@ static int init_stream(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_transport *gt,
   grpc_chttp2_data_parser_init(&s->data_parser);
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&s->flow_controlled_buffer);
   s->deadline = gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-  grpc_closure_init(&s->complete_fetch, complete_fetch, s);
-  grpc_closure_init(&s->complete_fetch_locked, complete_fetch_locked, s);
+  grpc_closure_init(&s->complete_fetch_locked, complete_fetch_locked, s,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
   GRPC_CHTTP2_REF_TRANSPORT(t, "stream");
 
@@ -550,9 +538,10 @@ static void destroy_stream(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_transport *gt,
   grpc_chttp2_stream *s = (grpc_chttp2_stream *)gs;
 
   s->destroy_stream_arg = and_free_memory;
-  grpc_closure_init(&s->destroy_stream, destroy_stream_locked, s);
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, t->combiner, &s->destroy_stream,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+  grpc_closure_sched(
+      exec_ctx, grpc_closure_init(&s->destroy_stream, destroy_stream_locked, s,
+                                  grpc_combiner_scheduler(t->combiner, false)),
+      GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   GPR_TIMER_END("destroy_stream", 0);
 }
 
@@ -603,7 +592,7 @@ static void set_write_state(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_chttp2_transport *t,
                                  write_state_name(st), reason));
   t->write_state = st;
   if (st == GRPC_CHTTP2_WRITE_STATE_IDLE) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &t->run_after_write, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_list_sched(exec_ctx, &t->run_after_write);
     if (t->close_transport_on_writes_finished != NULL) {
       grpc_error *err = t->close_transport_on_writes_finished;
       t->close_transport_on_writes_finished = NULL;
@@ -621,9 +610,12 @@ void grpc_chttp2_initiate_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     case GRPC_CHTTP2_WRITE_STATE_IDLE:
       set_write_state(exec_ctx, t, GRPC_CHTTP2_WRITE_STATE_WRITING, reason);
       GRPC_CHTTP2_REF_TRANSPORT(t, "writing");
-      grpc_combiner_execute_finally(exec_ctx, t->combiner,
-                                    &t->write_action_begin_locked,
-                                    GRPC_ERROR_NONE, covered_by_poller);
+      grpc_closure_sched(
+          exec_ctx,
+          grpc_closure_init(
+              &t->write_action_begin_locked, write_action_begin_locked, t,
+              grpc_combiner_finally_scheduler(t->combiner, covered_by_poller)),
+          GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
       break;
     case GRPC_CHTTP2_WRITE_STATE_WRITING:
       set_write_state(
@@ -665,7 +657,7 @@ static void write_action_begin_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *gt,
   if (!t->closed && grpc_chttp2_begin_write(exec_ctx, t)) {
     set_write_state(exec_ctx, t, GRPC_CHTTP2_WRITE_STATE_WRITING,
                     "begin writing");
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &t->write_action, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &t->write_action, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   } else {
     set_write_state(exec_ctx, t, GRPC_CHTTP2_WRITE_STATE_IDLE,
                     "begin writing nothing");
@@ -677,19 +669,13 @@ static void write_action_begin_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *gt,
 static void write_action(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *gt, grpc_error *error) {
   grpc_chttp2_transport *t = gt;
   GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("write_action", 0);
-  grpc_endpoint_write(exec_ctx, t->ep, &t->outbuf, &t->write_action_end);
+  grpc_endpoint_write(
+      exec_ctx, t->ep, &t->outbuf,
+      grpc_closure_init(&t->write_action_end_locked, write_action_end_locked, t,
+                        grpc_combiner_scheduler(t->combiner, false)));
   GPR_TIMER_END("write_action", 0);
 }
 
-static void write_action_end(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *gt,
-                             grpc_error *error) {
-  grpc_chttp2_transport *t = gt;
-  GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("write_action_end", 0);
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, t->combiner, &t->write_action_end_locked,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_REF(error), false);
-  GPR_TIMER_END("write_action_end", 0);
-}
-
 static void write_action_end_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *tp,
                                     grpc_error *error) {
   GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("terminate_writing_with_lock", 0);
@@ -719,18 +705,24 @@ static void write_action_end_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *tp,
       set_write_state(exec_ctx, t, GRPC_CHTTP2_WRITE_STATE_WRITING,
                       "continue writing [!covered]");
       GRPC_CHTTP2_REF_TRANSPORT(t, "writing");
-      grpc_combiner_execute_finally(exec_ctx, t->combiner,
-                                    &t->write_action_begin_locked,
-                                    GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+      grpc_closure_run(
+          exec_ctx,
+          grpc_closure_init(
+              &t->write_action_begin_locked, write_action_begin_locked, t,
+              grpc_combiner_finally_scheduler(t->combiner, false)),
+          GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
       break;
     case GRPC_CHTTP2_WRITE_STATE_WRITING_WITH_MORE_AND_COVERED_BY_POLLER:
       GPR_TIMER_MARK("state=writing_stale_with_poller", 0);
       set_write_state(exec_ctx, t, GRPC_CHTTP2_WRITE_STATE_WRITING,
                       "continue writing [covered]");
       GRPC_CHTTP2_REF_TRANSPORT(t, "writing");
-      grpc_combiner_execute_finally(exec_ctx, t->combiner,
-                                    &t->write_action_begin_locked,
-                                    GRPC_ERROR_NONE, true);
+      grpc_closure_run(
+          exec_ctx,
+          grpc_closure_init(&t->write_action_begin_locked,
+                            write_action_begin_locked, t,
+                            grpc_combiner_finally_scheduler(t->combiner, true)),
+          GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
       break;
   }
 
@@ -968,15 +960,6 @@ static void complete_fetch_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *gs,
   }
 }
 
-static void complete_fetch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *gs,
-                           grpc_error *error) {
-  grpc_chttp2_stream *s = gs;
-  grpc_chttp2_transport *t = s->t;
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, t->combiner, &s->complete_fetch_locked,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_REF(error),
-                        s->complete_fetch_covered_by_poller);
-}
-
 static void do_nothing(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, grpc_error *error) {}
 
 static void log_metadata(const grpc_metadata_batch *md_batch, uint32_t id,
@@ -1015,7 +998,8 @@ static void perform_stream_op_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *stream_op,
 
   grpc_closure *on_complete = op->on_complete;
   if (on_complete == NULL) {
-    on_complete = grpc_closure_create(do_nothing, NULL);
+    on_complete =
+        grpc_closure_create(do_nothing, NULL, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   }
 
   /* use final_data as a barrier until enqueue time; the inital counter is
@@ -1218,13 +1202,15 @@ static void perform_stream_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_transport *gt,
     gpr_free(str);
   }
 
-  grpc_closure_init(&op->transport_private.closure, perform_stream_op_locked,
-                    op);
   op->transport_private.args[0] = gt;
   op->transport_private.args[1] = gs;
   GRPC_CHTTP2_STREAM_REF(s, "perform_stream_op");
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, t->combiner, &op->transport_private.closure,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE, op->covered_by_poller);
+  grpc_closure_sched(
+      exec_ctx,
+      grpc_closure_init(
+          &op->transport_private.closure, perform_stream_op_locked, op,
+          grpc_combiner_scheduler(t->combiner, op->covered_by_poller)),
+      GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   GPR_TIMER_END("perform_stream_op", 0);
 }
 
@@ -1253,7 +1239,7 @@ void grpc_chttp2_ack_ping(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_chttp2_transport *t,
   grpc_chttp2_outstanding_ping *ping;
   for (ping = t->pings.next; ping != &t->pings; ping = ping->next) {
     if (0 == memcmp(opaque_8bytes, ping->id, 8)) {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, ping->on_recv, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, ping->on_recv, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
       ping->next->prev = ping->prev;
       ping->prev->next = ping->next;
       gpr_free(ping);
@@ -1327,11 +1313,12 @@ static void perform_transport_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_transport *gt,
   char *msg = grpc_transport_op_string(op);
   gpr_free(msg);
   op->transport_private.args[0] = gt;
-  grpc_closure_init(&op->transport_private.closure, perform_transport_op_locked,
-                    op);
   GRPC_CHTTP2_REF_TRANSPORT(t, "transport_op");
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, t->combiner, &op->transport_private.closure,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+  grpc_closure_sched(
+      exec_ctx, grpc_closure_init(&op->transport_private.closure,
+                                  perform_transport_op_locked, op,
+                                  grpc_combiner_scheduler(t->combiner, false)),
+      GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -1806,19 +1793,6 @@ static void update_global_window(void *args, uint32_t id, void *stream) {
  * INPUT PROCESSING - PARSING
  */
 
-static void read_action_begin(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *tp,
-                              grpc_error *error) {
-  /* Control flow:
-     reading_action_locked ->
-       (parse_unlocked -> post_parse_locked)? ->
-       post_reading_action_locked */
-  GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("reading_action", 0);
-  grpc_chttp2_transport *t = tp;
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, t->combiner, &t->read_action_locked,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_REF(error), false);
-  GPR_TIMER_END("reading_action", 0);
-}
-
 static grpc_error *try_http_parsing(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                     grpc_chttp2_transport *t) {
   grpc_http_parser parser;
@@ -1918,7 +1892,8 @@ static void read_action_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *tp,
   grpc_slice_buffer_reset_and_unref_internal(exec_ctx, &t->read_buffer);
 
   if (keep_reading) {
-    grpc_endpoint_read(exec_ctx, t->ep, &t->read_buffer, &t->read_action_begin);
+    grpc_endpoint_read(exec_ctx, t->ep, &t->read_buffer,
+                       &t->read_action_locked);
     GRPC_CHTTP2_UNREF_TRANSPORT(exec_ctx, t, "keep_reading");
   } else {
     GRPC_CHTTP2_UNREF_TRANSPORT(exec_ctx, t, "reading_action");
@@ -2055,10 +2030,12 @@ static int incoming_byte_stream_next(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   bs->next_action.slice = slice;
   bs->next_action.max_size_hint = max_size_hint;
   bs->next_action.on_complete = on_complete;
-  grpc_closure_init(&bs->next_action.closure, incoming_byte_stream_next_locked,
-                    bs);
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, bs->transport->combiner,
-                        &bs->next_action.closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+  grpc_closure_sched(
+      exec_ctx,
+      grpc_closure_init(
+          &bs->next_action.closure, incoming_byte_stream_next_locked, bs,
+          grpc_combiner_scheduler(bs->transport->combiner, false)),
+      GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   GPR_TIMER_END("incoming_byte_stream_next", 0);
   return 0;
 }
@@ -2080,10 +2057,12 @@ static void incoming_byte_stream_destroy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("incoming_byte_stream_destroy", 0);
   grpc_chttp2_incoming_byte_stream *bs =
       (grpc_chttp2_incoming_byte_stream *)byte_stream;
-  grpc_closure_init(&bs->destroy_action, incoming_byte_stream_destroy_locked,
-                    bs);
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, bs->transport->combiner, &bs->destroy_action,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+  grpc_closure_sched(
+      exec_ctx,
+      grpc_closure_init(
+          &bs->destroy_action, incoming_byte_stream_destroy_locked, bs,
+          grpc_combiner_scheduler(bs->transport->combiner, false)),
+      GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   GPR_TIMER_END("incoming_byte_stream_destroy", 0);
 }
 
@@ -2091,7 +2070,7 @@ static void incoming_byte_stream_publish_error(
     grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_chttp2_incoming_byte_stream *bs,
     grpc_error *error) {
   GPR_ASSERT(error != GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, bs->on_next, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error), NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, bs->on_next, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
   bs->on_next = NULL;
   GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(bs->error);
   bs->error = error;
@@ -2108,7 +2087,7 @@ void grpc_chttp2_incoming_byte_stream_push(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     bs->remaining_bytes -= (uint32_t)GRPC_SLICE_LENGTH(slice);
     if (bs->on_next != NULL) {
       *bs->next = slice;
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, bs->on_next, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, bs->on_next, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
       bs->on_next = NULL;
     } else {
       grpc_slice_buffer_add(&bs->slices, slice);
@@ -2176,7 +2155,7 @@ static void post_benign_reclaimer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     GRPC_CHTTP2_REF_TRANSPORT(t, "benign_reclaimer");
     grpc_resource_user_post_reclaimer(exec_ctx,
                                       grpc_endpoint_get_resource_user(t->ep),
-                                      false, &t->benign_reclaimer);
+                                      false, &t->benign_reclaimer_locked);
   }
 }
 
@@ -2187,24 +2166,10 @@ static void post_destructive_reclaimer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     GRPC_CHTTP2_REF_TRANSPORT(t, "destructive_reclaimer");
     grpc_resource_user_post_reclaimer(exec_ctx,
                                       grpc_endpoint_get_resource_user(t->ep),
-                                      true, &t->destructive_reclaimer);
+                                      true, &t->destructive_reclaimer_locked);
   }
 }
 
-static void benign_reclaimer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
-                             grpc_error *error) {
-  grpc_chttp2_transport *t = arg;
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, t->combiner, &t->benign_reclaimer_locked,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_REF(error), false);
-}
-
-static void destructive_reclaimer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
-                                  grpc_error *error) {
-  grpc_chttp2_transport *t = arg;
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, t->combiner, &t->destructive_reclaimer_locked,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_REF(error), false);
-}
-
 static void benign_reclaimer_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
                                     grpc_error *error) {
   grpc_chttp2_transport *t = arg;
@@ -2385,5 +2350,5 @@ void grpc_chttp2_transport_start_reading(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     grpc_slice_buffer_move_into(read_buffer, &t->read_buffer);
     gpr_free(read_buffer);
   }
-  read_action_begin(exec_ctx, t, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &t->read_action_locked, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/hpack_parser.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/hpack_parser.c
index 5dabe272d3..2a14167f67 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/hpack_parser.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/hpack_parser.c
@@ -1692,10 +1692,11 @@ grpc_error *grpc_chttp2_header_parser_parse(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
              however -- it might be that we receive a RST_STREAM following this
              and can avoid the extra write */
           GRPC_CHTTP2_STREAM_REF(s, "final_rst");
-          grpc_combiner_execute_finally(
-              exec_ctx, t->combiner,
-              grpc_closure_create(force_client_rst_stream, s), GRPC_ERROR_NONE,
-              false);
+          grpc_closure_sched(
+              exec_ctx, grpc_closure_create(force_client_rst_stream, s,
+                                            grpc_combiner_finally_scheduler(
+                                                t->combiner, false)),
+              GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
         }
         grpc_chttp2_mark_stream_closed(exec_ctx, t, s, true, false,
                                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
index b727965d43..a52acbacdb 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
@@ -212,10 +212,8 @@ struct grpc_chttp2_transport {
 
   grpc_closure write_action_begin_locked;
   grpc_closure write_action;
-  grpc_closure write_action_end;
   grpc_closure write_action_end_locked;
 
-  grpc_closure read_action_begin;
   grpc_closure read_action_locked;
 
   /** incoming read bytes */
@@ -336,10 +334,8 @@ struct grpc_chttp2_transport {
   /** have we scheduled a destructive cleanup? */
   bool destructive_reclaimer_registered;
   /** benign cleanup closure */
-  grpc_closure benign_reclaimer;
   grpc_closure benign_reclaimer_locked;
   /** destructive cleanup closure */
-  grpc_closure destructive_reclaimer;
   grpc_closure destructive_reclaimer_locked;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/cronet/transport/cronet_transport.c b/src/core/ext/transport/cronet/transport/cronet_transport.c
index c45c653247..e37c541808 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/cronet/transport/cronet_transport.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/cronet/transport/cronet_transport.c
@@ -868,18 +868,18 @@ static enum e_op_result execute_stream_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                            OP_RECV_INITIAL_METADATA)) {
     CRONET_LOG(GPR_DEBUG, "running: %p  OP_RECV_INITIAL_METADATA", oas);
     if (stream_state->state_op_done[OP_CANCEL_ERROR]) {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_initial_metadata_ready,
-                          GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_initial_metadata_ready,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED);
     } else if (stream_state->state_callback_received[OP_FAILED]) {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+      grpc_closure_sched(
           exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_initial_metadata_ready,
-          make_error_with_desc(GRPC_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE, "Unavailable."), NULL);
+          make_error_with_desc(GRPC_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE, "Unavailable."));
     } else {
       grpc_chttp2_incoming_metadata_buffer_publish(
           exec_ctx, &oas->s->state.rs.initial_metadata,
           stream_op->recv_initial_metadata);
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_initial_metadata_ready,
-                          GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_initial_metadata_ready,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     }
     stream_state->state_op_done[OP_RECV_INITIAL_METADATA] = true;
     result = ACTION_TAKEN_NO_CALLBACK;
@@ -930,22 +930,22 @@ static enum e_op_result execute_stream_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     CRONET_LOG(GPR_DEBUG, "running: %p  OP_RECV_MESSAGE", oas);
     if (stream_state->state_op_done[OP_CANCEL_ERROR]) {
       CRONET_LOG(GPR_DEBUG, "Stream is cancelled.");
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_message_ready,
-                          GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_message_ready,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED);
       stream_state->state_op_done[OP_RECV_MESSAGE] = true;
       result = ACTION_TAKEN_NO_CALLBACK;
     } else if (stream_state->state_callback_received[OP_FAILED]) {
       CRONET_LOG(GPR_DEBUG, "Stream failed.");
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+      grpc_closure_sched(
           exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_message_ready,
-          make_error_with_desc(GRPC_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE, "Unavailable."), NULL);
+          make_error_with_desc(GRPC_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE, "Unavailable."));
       stream_state->state_op_done[OP_RECV_MESSAGE] = true;
       result = ACTION_TAKEN_NO_CALLBACK;
     } else if (stream_state->rs.read_stream_closed == true) {
       /* No more data will be received */
       CRONET_LOG(GPR_DEBUG, "read stream closed");
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_message_ready,
-                          GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_message_ready,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
       stream_state->state_op_done[OP_RECV_MESSAGE] = true;
       oas->state.state_op_done[OP_RECV_MESSAGE] = true;
       result = ACTION_TAKEN_NO_CALLBACK;
@@ -978,8 +978,8 @@ static enum e_op_result execute_stream_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                         &stream_state->rs.read_slice_buffer, 0);
           *((grpc_byte_buffer **)stream_op->recv_message) =
               (grpc_byte_buffer *)&stream_state->rs.sbs;
-          grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_message_ready,
-                              GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+          grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_message_ready,
+                             GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
           stream_state->state_op_done[OP_RECV_MESSAGE] = true;
           oas->state.state_op_done[OP_RECV_MESSAGE] = true;
           result = ACTION_TAKEN_NO_CALLBACK;
@@ -1013,8 +1013,8 @@ static enum e_op_result execute_stream_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                     &stream_state->rs.read_slice_buffer, 0);
       *((grpc_byte_buffer **)stream_op->recv_message) =
           (grpc_byte_buffer *)&stream_state->rs.sbs;
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_message_ready,
-                          GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->recv_message_ready,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
       stream_state->state_op_done[OP_RECV_MESSAGE] = true;
       oas->state.state_op_done[OP_RECV_MESSAGE] = true;
       /* Do an extra read to trigger on_succeeded() callback in case connection
@@ -1075,18 +1075,17 @@ static enum e_op_result execute_stream_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                            OP_ON_COMPLETE)) {
     CRONET_LOG(GPR_DEBUG, "running: %p  OP_ON_COMPLETE", oas);
     if (stream_state->state_op_done[OP_CANCEL_ERROR]) {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->on_complete,
-                          GRPC_ERROR_REF(stream_state->cancel_error), NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->on_complete,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_REF(stream_state->cancel_error));
     } else if (stream_state->state_callback_received[OP_FAILED]) {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+      grpc_closure_sched(
           exec_ctx, stream_op->on_complete,
-          make_error_with_desc(GRPC_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE, "Unavailable."), NULL);
+          make_error_with_desc(GRPC_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE, "Unavailable."));
     } else {
       /* All actions in this stream_op are complete. Call the on_complete
        * callback
        */
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE,
-                          NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, stream_op->on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     }
     oas->state.state_op_done[OP_ON_COMPLETE] = true;
     oas->done = true;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/channel_stack.c b/src/core/lib/channel/channel_stack.c
index b62aebeb23..fe2e50e71a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/channel_stack.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/channel_stack.c
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ void grpc_call_element_send_cancel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   grpc_transport_stream_op *op = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*op));
   memset(op, 0, sizeof(*op));
   op->cancel_error = GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED;
-  op->on_complete = grpc_closure_create(destroy_op, op);
+  op->on_complete =
+      grpc_closure_create(destroy_op, op, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   elem->filter->start_transport_stream_op(exec_ctx, elem, op);
 }
 
@@ -307,7 +308,8 @@ void grpc_call_element_send_cancel_with_message(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                                 grpc_slice *optional_message) {
   grpc_transport_stream_op *op = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*op));
   memset(op, 0, sizeof(*op));
-  op->on_complete = grpc_closure_create(destroy_op, op);
+  op->on_complete =
+      grpc_closure_create(destroy_op, op, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_transport_stream_op_add_cancellation_with_message(exec_ctx, op, status,
                                                          optional_message);
   elem->filter->start_transport_stream_op(exec_ctx, elem, op);
@@ -319,7 +321,8 @@ void grpc_call_element_send_close_with_message(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                                grpc_slice *optional_message) {
   grpc_transport_stream_op *op = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*op));
   memset(op, 0, sizeof(*op));
-  op->on_complete = grpc_closure_create(destroy_op, op);
+  op->on_complete =
+      grpc_closure_create(destroy_op, op, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_transport_stream_op_add_close(exec_ctx, op, status, optional_message);
   elem->filter->start_transport_stream_op(exec_ctx, elem, op);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/compress_filter.c b/src/core/lib/channel/compress_filter.c
index 9cb8d8e49c..62075ed613 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/compress_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/compress_filter.c
@@ -279,8 +279,10 @@ static grpc_error *init_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   /* initialize members */
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&calld->slices);
   calld->has_compression_algorithm = 0;
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->got_slice, got_slice, elem);
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->send_done, send_done, elem);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->got_slice, got_slice, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->send_done, send_done, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
   return GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/deadline_filter.c b/src/core/lib/channel/deadline_filter.c
index b7579b0b14..8dd6d099e1 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/deadline_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/deadline_filter.c
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ static void on_complete(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, void* arg, grpc_error* error) {
 static void inject_on_complete_cb(grpc_deadline_state* deadline_state,
                                   grpc_transport_stream_op* op) {
   deadline_state->next_on_complete = op->on_complete;
-  grpc_closure_init(&deadline_state->on_complete, on_complete, deadline_state);
+  grpc_closure_init(&deadline_state->on_complete, on_complete, deadline_state,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   op->on_complete = &deadline_state->on_complete;
 }
 
@@ -173,8 +174,9 @@ void grpc_deadline_state_start(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, grpc_call_element* elem,
     struct start_timer_after_init_state* state = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*state));
     state->elem = elem;
     state->deadline = deadline;
-    grpc_closure_init(&state->closure, start_timer_after_init, state);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &state->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_init(&state->closure, start_timer_after_init, state,
+                      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &state->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 }
 
@@ -291,7 +293,8 @@ static void server_start_transport_stream_op(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
       calld->next_recv_initial_metadata_ready = op->recv_initial_metadata_ready;
       calld->recv_initial_metadata = op->recv_initial_metadata;
       grpc_closure_init(&calld->recv_initial_metadata_ready,
-                        recv_initial_metadata_ready, elem);
+                        recv_initial_metadata_ready, elem,
+                        grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
       op->recv_initial_metadata_ready = &calld->recv_initial_metadata_ready;
     }
     // Make sure we know when the call is complete, so that we can cancel
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/handshaker.c b/src/core/lib/channel/handshaker.c
index 23edc826ca..ff827527b3 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/handshaker.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/handshaker.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static bool call_next_handshaker_locked(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
     // Cancel deadline timer, since we're invoking the on_handshake_done
     // callback now.
     grpc_timer_cancel(exec_ctx, &mgr->deadline_timer);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &mgr->on_handshake_done, error, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &mgr->on_handshake_done, error);
     mgr->shutdown = true;
   } else {
     grpc_handshaker_do_handshake(exec_ctx, mgr->handshakers[mgr->index],
@@ -218,8 +218,10 @@ void grpc_handshake_manager_do_handshake(
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(mgr->args.read_buffer);
   // Initialize state needed for calling handshakers.
   mgr->acceptor = acceptor;
-  grpc_closure_init(&mgr->call_next_handshaker, call_next_handshaker, mgr);
-  grpc_closure_init(&mgr->on_handshake_done, on_handshake_done, &mgr->args);
+  grpc_closure_init(&mgr->call_next_handshaker, call_next_handshaker, mgr,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&mgr->on_handshake_done, on_handshake_done, &mgr->args,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   // Start deadline timer, which owns a ref.
   gpr_ref(&mgr->refs);
   grpc_timer_init(exec_ctx, &mgr->deadline_timer,
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c b/src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
index 00459ad7d7..c2ee0a0047 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
@@ -393,12 +393,17 @@ static grpc_error *init_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   calld->send_message_blocked = false;
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&calld->slices);
   grpc_closure_init(&calld->hc_on_recv_initial_metadata,
-                    hc_on_recv_initial_metadata, elem);
+                    hc_on_recv_initial_metadata, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_closure_init(&calld->hc_on_recv_trailing_metadata,
-                    hc_on_recv_trailing_metadata, elem);
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->hc_on_complete, hc_on_complete, elem);
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->got_slice, got_slice, elem);
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->send_done, send_done, elem);
+                    hc_on_recv_trailing_metadata, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->hc_on_complete, hc_on_complete, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->got_slice, got_slice, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->send_done, send_done, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   return GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c b/src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
index dbd901f4fa..776eff456d 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
@@ -344,9 +344,12 @@ static grpc_error *init_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
   /* initialize members */
   memset(calld, 0, sizeof(*calld));
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->hs_on_recv, hs_on_recv, elem);
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->hs_on_complete, hs_on_complete, elem);
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->hs_recv_message_ready, hs_recv_message_ready, elem);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->hs_on_recv, hs_on_recv, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->hs_on_complete, hs_on_complete, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->hs_recv_message_ready, hs_recv_message_ready, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&calld->read_slice_buffer);
   return GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c b/src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
index 87cc7c8a18..f8cdf62540 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static void recv_message_ready(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, void* user_data,
     gpr_free(message_string);
   }
   // Invoke the next callback.
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, calld->next_recv_message_ready, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, calld->next_recv_message_ready, error);
 }
 
 // Start transport stream op.
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ static grpc_error* init_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
   channel_data* chand = elem->channel_data;
   call_data* calld = elem->call_data;
   calld->next_recv_message_ready = NULL;
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->recv_message_ready, recv_message_ready, elem);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->recv_message_ready, recv_message_ready, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   // Get max sizes from channel data, then merge in per-method config values.
   // Note: Per-method config is only available on the client, so we
   // apply the max request size to the send limit and the max response
diff --git a/src/core/lib/http/httpcli.c b/src/core/lib/http/httpcli.c
index 625b83697c..fb2108987b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/http/httpcli.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/http/httpcli.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static void finish(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, internal_request *req,
                    grpc_error *error) {
   grpc_polling_entity_del_from_pollset_set(exec_ctx, req->pollent,
                                            req->context->pollset_set);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, req->on_done, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, req->on_done, error);
   grpc_http_parser_destroy(&req->parser);
   if (req->addresses != NULL) {
     grpc_resolved_addresses_destroy(req->addresses);
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ static void next_address(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, internal_request *req,
     return;
   }
   addr = &req->addresses->addrs[req->next_address++];
-  grpc_closure_init(&req->connected, on_connected, req);
+  grpc_closure_init(&req->connected, on_connected, req,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_arg arg;
   arg.key = GRPC_ARG_RESOURCE_QUOTA;
   arg.type = GRPC_ARG_POINTER;
@@ -267,8 +268,9 @@ static void internal_request_begin(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   req->pollent = pollent;
   req->overall_error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
   req->resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_ref_internal(resource_quota);
-  grpc_closure_init(&req->on_read, on_read, req);
-  grpc_closure_init(&req->done_write, done_write, req);
+  grpc_closure_init(&req->on_read, on_read, req, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&req->done_write, done_write, req,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&req->incoming);
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&req->outgoing);
   grpc_iomgr_register_object(&req->iomgr_obj, name);
@@ -278,9 +280,11 @@ static void internal_request_begin(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   GPR_ASSERT(pollent);
   grpc_polling_entity_add_to_pollset_set(exec_ctx, req->pollent,
                                          req->context->pollset_set);
-  grpc_resolve_address(exec_ctx, request->host, req->handshaker->default_port,
-                       req->context->pollset_set,
-                       grpc_closure_create(on_resolved, req), &req->addresses);
+  grpc_resolve_address(
+      exec_ctx, request->host, req->handshaker->default_port,
+      req->context->pollset_set,
+      grpc_closure_create(on_resolved, req, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx),
+      &req->addresses);
 }
 
 void grpc_httpcli_get(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_httpcli_context *context,
diff --git a/src/core/lib/http/httpcli_security_connector.c b/src/core/lib/http/httpcli_security_connector.c
index 7dd50b7dab..440817c5a6 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/http/httpcli_security_connector.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/http/httpcli_security_connector.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void httpcli_ssl_check_peer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE(msg);
     gpr_free(msg);
   }
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, on_peer_checked, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, on_peer_checked, error);
   tsi_peer_destruct(&peer);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.c
index c6ddc76732..da0ec878a3 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.c
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@
 
 #include "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h"
 
-void grpc_closure_init(grpc_closure *closure, grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb,
-                       void *cb_arg) {
+grpc_closure *grpc_closure_init(grpc_closure *closure, grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb,
+                                void *cb_arg,
+                                grpc_closure_scheduler *scheduler) {
   closure->cb = cb;
   closure->cb_arg = cb_arg;
+  closure->scheduler = scheduler;
+  return closure;
 }
 
 void grpc_closure_list_init(grpc_closure_list *closure_list) {
@@ -105,11 +108,12 @@ static void closure_wrapper(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
   cb(exec_ctx, cb_arg, error);
 }
 
-grpc_closure *grpc_closure_create(grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void *cb_arg) {
+grpc_closure *grpc_closure_create(grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void *cb_arg,
+                                  grpc_closure_scheduler *scheduler) {
   wrapped_closure *wc = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*wc));
   wc->cb = cb;
   wc->cb_arg = cb_arg;
-  grpc_closure_init(&wc->wrapper, closure_wrapper, wc);
+  grpc_closure_init(&wc->wrapper, closure_wrapper, wc, scheduler);
   return &wc->wrapper;
 }
 
@@ -117,8 +121,30 @@ void grpc_closure_run(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *c,
                       grpc_error *error) {
   GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("grpc_closure_run", 0);
   if (c != NULL) {
-    c->cb(exec_ctx, c->cb_arg, error);
+    c->scheduler->vtable->run(exec_ctx, c, error);
+  } else {
+    GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
   }
-  GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
   GPR_TIMER_END("grpc_closure_run", 0);
 }
+
+void grpc_closure_sched(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *c,
+                        grpc_error *error) {
+  GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("grpc_closure_sched", 0);
+  if (c != NULL) {
+    c->scheduler->vtable->sched(exec_ctx, c, error);
+  } else {
+    GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
+  }
+  GPR_TIMER_END("grpc_closure_sched", 0);
+}
+
+void grpc_closure_list_sched(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure_list *list) {
+  grpc_closure *c = list->head;
+  while (c != NULL) {
+    grpc_closure *next = c->next_data.next;
+    c->scheduler->vtable->sched(exec_ctx, c, c->error_data.error);
+    c = next;
+  }
+  list->head = list->tail = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h
index ec0114a2a4..ee386fbc76 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h
@@ -57,6 +57,22 @@ typedef struct grpc_closure_list {
 typedef void (*grpc_iomgr_cb_func)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
                                    grpc_error *error);
 
+typedef struct grpc_closure_scheduler grpc_closure_scheduler;
+
+typedef struct grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable {
+  /* NOTE: for all these functions, closure->scheduler == the scheduler that was
+           used to find this vtable */
+  void (*run)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
+              grpc_error *error);
+  void (*sched)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
+                grpc_error *error);
+} grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable;
+
+/** Abstract type that can schedule closures for execution */
+struct grpc_closure_scheduler {
+  const grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable *vtable;
+};
+
 /** A closure over a grpc_iomgr_cb_func. */
 struct grpc_closure {
   /** Once queued, next indicates the next queued closure; before then, scratch
@@ -73,6 +89,10 @@ struct grpc_closure {
   /** Arguments to be passed to "cb". */
   void *cb_arg;
 
+  /** Scheduler to schedule against: NULL to schedule against current execution
+      context */
+  grpc_closure_scheduler *scheduler;
+
   /** Once queued, the result of the closure. Before then: scratch space */
   union {
     grpc_error *error;
@@ -80,12 +100,14 @@ struct grpc_closure {
   } error_data;
 };
 
-/** Initializes \a closure with \a cb and \a cb_arg. */
-void grpc_closure_init(grpc_closure *closure, grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb,
-                       void *cb_arg);
+/** Initializes \a closure with \a cb and \a cb_arg. Returns \a closure. */
+grpc_closure *grpc_closure_init(grpc_closure *closure, grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb,
+                                void *cb_arg,
+                                grpc_closure_scheduler *scheduler);
 
 /* Create a heap allocated closure: try to avoid except for very rare events */
-grpc_closure *grpc_closure_create(grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void *cb_arg);
+grpc_closure *grpc_closure_create(grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void *cb_arg,
+                                  grpc_closure_scheduler *scheduler);
 
 #define GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_INIT \
   { NULL, NULL }
@@ -113,4 +135,13 @@ bool grpc_closure_list_empty(grpc_closure_list list);
 void grpc_closure_run(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
                       grpc_error *error);
 
+/** Schedule a closure to be run. Does not need to be run from a safe point. */
+void grpc_closure_sched(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
+                        grpc_error *error);
+
+/** Schedule all closures in a list to be run. Does not need to be run from a
+ * safe point. */
+void grpc_closure_list_sched(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                             grpc_closure_list *closure_list);
+
 #endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_CLOSURE_H */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.c
index cfc67020ae..c26a73b2b7 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.c
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ int grpc_combiner_trace = 0;
 struct grpc_combiner {
   grpc_combiner *next_combiner_on_this_exec_ctx;
   grpc_workqueue *optional_workqueue;
+  grpc_closure_scheduler uncovered_scheduler;
+  grpc_closure_scheduler covered_scheduler;
+  grpc_closure_scheduler uncovered_finally_scheduler;
+  grpc_closure_scheduler covered_finally_scheduler;
   gpr_mpscq queue;
   // state is:
   // lower bit - zero if orphaned (STATE_UNORPHANED)
@@ -70,6 +74,26 @@ struct grpc_combiner {
   grpc_closure offload;
 };
 
+static void combiner_exec_uncovered(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                    grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error);
+static void combiner_exec_covered(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                  grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error);
+static void combiner_finally_exec_uncovered(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                            grpc_closure *closure,
+                                            grpc_error *error);
+static void combiner_finally_exec_covered(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                          grpc_closure *closure,
+                                          grpc_error *error);
+
+static const grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable scheduler_uncovered = {
+    combiner_exec_uncovered, combiner_exec_uncovered};
+static const grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable scheduler_covered = {
+    combiner_exec_covered, combiner_exec_covered};
+static const grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable finally_scheduler_uncovered = {
+    combiner_finally_exec_uncovered, combiner_finally_exec_uncovered};
+static const grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable finally_scheduler_covered = {
+    combiner_finally_exec_covered, combiner_finally_exec_covered};
+
 static void offload(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, grpc_error *error);
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -102,11 +126,16 @@ grpc_combiner *grpc_combiner_create(grpc_workqueue *optional_workqueue) {
   lock->time_to_execute_final_list = false;
   lock->optional_workqueue = optional_workqueue;
   lock->final_list_covered_by_poller = false;
+  lock->uncovered_scheduler.vtable = &scheduler_uncovered;
+  lock->covered_scheduler.vtable = &scheduler_covered;
+  lock->uncovered_finally_scheduler.vtable = &finally_scheduler_uncovered;
+  lock->covered_finally_scheduler.vtable = &finally_scheduler_covered;
   gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&lock->state, STATE_UNORPHANED);
   gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&lock->elements_covered_by_poller, 0);
   gpr_mpscq_init(&lock->queue);
   grpc_closure_list_init(&lock->final_list);
-  grpc_closure_init(&lock->offload, offload, lock);
+  grpc_closure_init(&lock->offload, offload, lock,
+                    grpc_workqueue_scheduler(lock->optional_workqueue));
   GRPC_COMBINER_TRACE(gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "C:%p create", lock));
   return lock;
 }
@@ -148,9 +177,9 @@ static void push_first_on_exec_ctx(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   }
 }
 
-void grpc_combiner_execute(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_combiner *lock,
-                           grpc_closure *cl, grpc_error *error,
-                           bool covered_by_poller) {
+static void combiner_exec(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_combiner *lock,
+                          grpc_closure *cl, grpc_error *error,
+                          bool covered_by_poller) {
   GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("combiner.execute", 0);
   gpr_atm last = gpr_atm_full_fetch_add(&lock->state, STATE_ELEM_COUNT_LOW_BIT);
   GRPC_COMBINER_TRACE(gpr_log(
@@ -171,6 +200,24 @@ void grpc_combiner_execute(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_combiner *lock,
   GPR_TIMER_END("combiner.execute", 0);
 }
 
+#define COMBINER_FROM_CLOSURE_SCHEDULER(closure, scheduler_name) \
+  ((grpc_combiner *)(((char *)((closure)->scheduler)) -          \
+                     offsetof(grpc_combiner, scheduler_name)))
+
+static void combiner_exec_uncovered(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *cl,
+                                    grpc_error *error) {
+  combiner_exec(exec_ctx,
+                COMBINER_FROM_CLOSURE_SCHEDULER(cl, uncovered_scheduler), cl,
+                error, false);
+}
+
+static void combiner_exec_covered(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *cl,
+                                  grpc_error *error) {
+  combiner_exec(exec_ctx,
+                COMBINER_FROM_CLOSURE_SCHEDULER(cl, covered_scheduler), cl,
+                error, true);
+}
+
 static void move_next(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
   exec_ctx->active_combiner =
       exec_ctx->active_combiner->next_combiner_on_this_exec_ctx;
@@ -188,8 +235,7 @@ static void queue_offload(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_combiner *lock) {
   move_next(exec_ctx);
   GRPC_COMBINER_TRACE(gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "C:%p queue_offload --> %p", lock,
                               lock->optional_workqueue));
-  grpc_workqueue_enqueue(exec_ctx, lock->optional_workqueue, &lock->offload,
-                         GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &lock->offload, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 bool grpc_combiner_continue_exec_ctx(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
@@ -312,23 +358,22 @@ bool grpc_combiner_continue_exec_ctx(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
 }
 
 static void enqueue_finally(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *closure,
-                            grpc_error *error) {
-  grpc_combiner_execute_finally(exec_ctx, exec_ctx->active_combiner, closure,
-                                GRPC_ERROR_REF(error), false);
-}
+                            grpc_error *error);
 
-void grpc_combiner_execute_finally(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_combiner *lock,
-                                   grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error,
-                                   bool covered_by_poller) {
+static void combiner_execute_finally(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                     grpc_combiner *lock, grpc_closure *closure,
+                                     grpc_error *error,
+                                     bool covered_by_poller) {
   GRPC_COMBINER_TRACE(gpr_log(
       GPR_DEBUG, "C:%p grpc_combiner_execute_finally c=%p; ac=%p; cov=%d", lock,
       closure, exec_ctx->active_combiner, covered_by_poller));
   GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("combiner.execute_finally", 0);
   if (exec_ctx->active_combiner != lock) {
     GPR_TIMER_MARK("slowpath", 0);
-    grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, lock,
-                          grpc_closure_create(enqueue_finally, closure), error,
-                          false);
+    grpc_closure_sched(
+        exec_ctx, grpc_closure_create(enqueue_finally, closure,
+                                      grpc_combiner_scheduler(lock, false)),
+        error);
     GPR_TIMER_END("combiner.execute_finally", 0);
     return;
   }
@@ -342,3 +387,36 @@ void grpc_combiner_execute_finally(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_combiner *lock,
   grpc_closure_list_append(&lock->final_list, closure, error);
   GPR_TIMER_END("combiner.execute_finally", 0);
 }
+
+static void enqueue_finally(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *closure,
+                            grpc_error *error) {
+  combiner_execute_finally(exec_ctx, exec_ctx->active_combiner, closure,
+                           GRPC_ERROR_REF(error), false);
+}
+
+static void combiner_finally_exec_uncovered(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                            grpc_closure *cl,
+                                            grpc_error *error) {
+  combiner_execute_finally(exec_ctx, COMBINER_FROM_CLOSURE_SCHEDULER(
+                                         cl, uncovered_finally_scheduler),
+                           cl, error, false);
+}
+
+static void combiner_finally_exec_covered(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                          grpc_closure *cl, grpc_error *error) {
+  combiner_execute_finally(
+      exec_ctx, COMBINER_FROM_CLOSURE_SCHEDULER(cl, covered_finally_scheduler),
+      cl, error, true);
+}
+
+grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_combiner_scheduler(grpc_combiner *combiner,
+                                                bool covered_by_poller) {
+  return covered_by_poller ? &combiner->covered_scheduler
+                           : &combiner->uncovered_scheduler;
+}
+
+grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_combiner_finally_scheduler(
+    grpc_combiner *combiner, bool covered_by_poller) {
+  return covered_by_poller ? &combiner->covered_finally_scheduler
+                           : &combiner->uncovered_finally_scheduler;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h
index d04eeed83a..81dff85d40 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h
@@ -50,14 +50,12 @@
 grpc_combiner *grpc_combiner_create(grpc_workqueue *optional_workqueue);
 // Destroy the lock
 void grpc_combiner_destroy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_combiner *lock);
-// Execute \a action within the lock.
-void grpc_combiner_execute(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_combiner *lock,
-                           grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error,
-                           bool covered_by_poller);
-// Execute \a action within the lock just prior to unlocking.
-void grpc_combiner_execute_finally(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_combiner *lock,
-                                   grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error,
-                                   bool covered_by_poller);
+// Fetch a scheduler to schedule closures against
+grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_combiner_scheduler(grpc_combiner *lock,
+                                                bool covered_by_poller);
+// Scheduler to execute \a action within the lock just prior to unlocking.
+grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_combiner_finally_scheduler(grpc_combiner *lock,
+                                                        bool covered_by_poller);
 
 bool grpc_combiner_continue_exec_ctx(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx);
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
index 59b1fe896f..d6664aead2 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ static void fd_global_shutdown(void);
 
 /* This is also used as grpc_workqueue (by directly casing it) */
 typedef struct polling_island {
+  grpc_closure_scheduler workqueue_scheduler;
+
   gpr_mu mu;
   /* Ref count. Use PI_ADD_REF() and PI_UNREF() macros to increment/decrement
      the refcount.
@@ -304,6 +306,8 @@ static __thread polling_island *g_current_thread_polling_island;
 
 /* Forward declaration */
 static void polling_island_delete(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, polling_island *pi);
+static void workqueue_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
+                              grpc_error *error);
 
 #ifdef GRPC_TSAN
 /* Currently TSAN may incorrectly flag data races between epoll_ctl and
@@ -316,6 +320,9 @@ static void polling_island_delete(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, polling_island *pi);
 gpr_atm g_epoll_sync;
 #endif /* defined(GRPC_TSAN) */
 
+static const grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable workqueue_scheduler_vtable = {
+    workqueue_enqueue, workqueue_enqueue};
+
 static void pi_add_ref(polling_island *pi);
 static void pi_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, polling_island *pi);
 
@@ -528,6 +535,7 @@ static polling_island *polling_island_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   *error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 
   pi = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*pi));
+  pi->workqueue_scheduler.vtable = &workqueue_scheduler_vtable;
   gpr_mu_init(&pi->mu);
   pi->fd_cnt = 0;
   pi->fd_capacity = 0;
@@ -799,10 +807,10 @@ static polling_island *polling_island_merge(polling_island *p,
   return q;
 }
 
-static void workqueue_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                              grpc_workqueue *workqueue, grpc_closure *closure,
+static void workqueue_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
                               grpc_error *error) {
   GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("workqueue.enqueue", 0);
+  grpc_workqueue *workqueue = (grpc_workqueue *)closure->scheduler;
   /* take a ref to the workqueue: otherwise it can happen that whatever events
    * this kicks off ends up destroying the workqueue before this function
    * completes */
@@ -819,6 +827,12 @@ static void workqueue_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   GPR_TIMER_END("workqueue.enqueue", 0);
 }
 
+static grpc_closure_scheduler *workqueue_scheduler(grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
+  polling_island *pi = (polling_island *)workqueue;
+  return workqueue == NULL ? grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx
+                           : &pi->workqueue_scheduler;
+}
+
 static grpc_error *polling_island_global_init() {
   grpc_error *error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 
@@ -1029,8 +1043,7 @@ static void fd_orphan(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
     fd->po.pi = NULL;
   }
 
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, fd->on_done_closure, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error),
-                      NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, fd->on_done_closure, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
 
   gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->po.mu);
   UNREF_BY(fd, 2, reason); /* Drop the reference */
@@ -1056,16 +1069,14 @@ static grpc_error *fd_shutdown_error(bool shutdown) {
 static void notify_on_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
                              grpc_closure **st, grpc_closure *closure) {
   if (fd->shutdown) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("FD shutdown"),
-                        NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("FD shutdown"));
   } else if (*st == CLOSURE_NOT_READY) {
     /* not ready ==> switch to a waiting state by setting the closure */
     *st = closure;
   } else if (*st == CLOSURE_READY) {
     /* already ready ==> queue the closure to run immediately */
     *st = CLOSURE_NOT_READY;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, fd_shutdown_error(fd->shutdown),
-                        NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, fd_shutdown_error(fd->shutdown));
   } else {
     /* upcallptr was set to a different closure.  This is an error! */
     gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
@@ -1087,7 +1098,7 @@ static int set_ready_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
     return 0;
   } else {
     /* waiting ==> queue closure */
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, *st, fd_shutdown_error(fd->shutdown), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, *st, fd_shutdown_error(fd->shutdown));
     *st = CLOSURE_NOT_READY;
     return 1;
   }
@@ -1358,7 +1369,7 @@ static void finish_shutdown_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
 
   /* Release the ref and set pollset->po.pi to NULL */
   pollset_release_polling_island(exec_ctx, pollset, "ps_shutdown");
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, pollset->shutdown_done, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, pollset->shutdown_done, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 /* pollset->po.mu lock must be held by the caller before calling this */
@@ -1409,7 +1420,9 @@ static bool maybe_do_workqueue_work(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
         workqueue_maybe_wakeup(pi);
       }
       grpc_closure *c = (grpc_closure *)n;
-      grpc_closure_run(exec_ctx, c, c->error_data.error);
+      grpc_error *error = c->error_data.error;
+      c->cb(exec_ctx, c->cb_arg, error);
+      GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
       return true;
     } else if (gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&pi->workqueue_item_count) > 0) {
       /* n == NULL might mean there's work but it's not available to be popped
@@ -1958,7 +1971,7 @@ static const grpc_event_engine_vtable vtable = {
 
     .workqueue_ref = workqueue_ref,
     .workqueue_unref = workqueue_unref,
-    .workqueue_enqueue = workqueue_enqueue,
+    .workqueue_scheduler = workqueue_scheduler,
 
     .shutdown_engine = shutdown_engine,
 };
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
index 21b28e5554..5bc5621443 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static void close_fd_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd) {
   if (!fd->released) {
     close(fd->fd);
   }
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, fd->on_done_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, fd->on_done_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 static int fd_wrapped_fd(grpc_fd *fd) {
@@ -457,16 +457,14 @@ static grpc_error *fd_shutdown_error(bool shutdown) {
 static void notify_on_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
                              grpc_closure **st, grpc_closure *closure) {
   if (fd->shutdown) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("FD shutdown"),
-                        NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("FD shutdown"));
   } else if (*st == CLOSURE_NOT_READY) {
     /* not ready ==> switch to a waiting state by setting the closure */
     *st = closure;
   } else if (*st == CLOSURE_READY) {
     /* already ready ==> queue the closure to run immediately */
     *st = CLOSURE_NOT_READY;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, fd_shutdown_error(fd->shutdown),
-                        NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, fd_shutdown_error(fd->shutdown));
     maybe_wake_one_watcher_locked(fd);
   } else {
     /* upcallptr was set to a different closure.  This is an error! */
@@ -489,7 +487,7 @@ static int set_ready_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
     return 0;
   } else {
     /* waiting ==> queue closure */
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, *st, fd_shutdown_error(fd->shutdown), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, *st, fd_shutdown_error(fd->shutdown));
     *st = CLOSURE_NOT_READY;
     return 1;
   }
@@ -852,7 +850,7 @@ static void finish_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset) {
     GRPC_FD_UNREF(pollset->fds[i], "multipoller");
   }
   pollset->fd_count = 0;
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, pollset->shutdown_done, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, pollset->shutdown_done, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 static void work_combine_error(grpc_error **composite, grpc_error *error) {
@@ -901,7 +899,7 @@ static grpc_error *pollset_work(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
   if (!pollset_has_workers(pollset) &&
       !grpc_closure_list_empty(pollset->idle_jobs)) {
     GPR_TIMER_MARK("pollset_work.idle_jobs", 0);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &pollset->idle_jobs, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_list_sched(exec_ctx, &pollset->idle_jobs);
     goto done;
   }
   /* If we're shutting down then we don't execute any extended work */
@@ -1081,7 +1079,7 @@ static grpc_error *pollset_work(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
        * TODO(dklempner): Can we refactor the shutdown logic to avoid this? */
       gpr_mu_lock(&pollset->mu);
     } else if (!grpc_closure_list_empty(pollset->idle_jobs)) {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &pollset->idle_jobs, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_list_sched(exec_ctx, &pollset->idle_jobs);
       gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset->mu);
       grpc_exec_ctx_flush(exec_ctx);
       gpr_mu_lock(&pollset->mu);
@@ -1100,7 +1098,7 @@ static void pollset_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
   pollset->shutdown_done = closure;
   pollset_kick(pollset, GRPC_POLLSET_KICK_BROADCAST);
   if (!pollset_has_workers(pollset)) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &pollset->idle_jobs, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_list_sched(exec_ctx, &pollset->idle_jobs);
   }
   if (!pollset->called_shutdown && !pollset_has_workers(pollset)) {
     pollset->called_shutdown = 1;
@@ -1288,10 +1286,8 @@ static void workqueue_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                             grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {}
 #endif
 
-static void workqueue_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                              grpc_workqueue *workqueue, grpc_closure *closure,
-                              grpc_error *error) {
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, error, NULL);
+static grpc_closure_scheduler *workqueue_scheduler(grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
+  return grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx;
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -1534,7 +1530,7 @@ static const grpc_event_engine_vtable vtable = {
 
     .workqueue_ref = workqueue_ref,
     .workqueue_unref = workqueue_unref,
-    .workqueue_enqueue = workqueue_enqueue,
+    .workqueue_scheduler = workqueue_scheduler,
 
     .shutdown_engine = shutdown_engine,
 };
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
index e148416760..c106ba5400 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
@@ -277,9 +277,8 @@ void grpc_workqueue_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
 }
 #endif
 
-void grpc_workqueue_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue,
-                            grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error) {
-  g_event_engine->workqueue_enqueue(exec_ctx, workqueue, closure, error);
+grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_workqueue_scheduler(grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
+  return g_event_engine->workqueue_scheduler(workqueue);
 }
 
 #endif  // GRPC_POSIX_SOCKET
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h
index cb5832539d..1068a4bad5 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ typedef struct grpc_event_engine_vtable {
   grpc_workqueue *(*workqueue_ref)(grpc_workqueue *workqueue);
   void (*workqueue_unref)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue);
 #endif
-  void (*workqueue_enqueue)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue,
-                            grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error);
+  grpc_closure_scheduler *(*workqueue_scheduler)(grpc_workqueue *workqueue);
 } grpc_event_engine_vtable;
 
 void grpc_event_engine_init(void);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
index 604713e578..6aa788f8e5 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ bool grpc_always_ready_to_finish(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg_ignored) {
   return true;
 }
 
-#ifndef GRPC_EXECUTION_CONTEXT_SANITIZER
 bool grpc_exec_ctx_flush(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
   bool did_something = 0;
   GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("grpc_exec_ctx_flush", 0);
@@ -67,8 +66,10 @@ bool grpc_exec_ctx_flush(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
       exec_ctx->closure_list.head = exec_ctx->closure_list.tail = NULL;
       while (c != NULL) {
         grpc_closure *next = c->next_data.next;
+        grpc_error *error = c->error_data.error;
         did_something = true;
-        grpc_closure_run(exec_ctx, c, c->error_data.error);
+        c->cb(exec_ctx, c->cb_arg, error);
+        GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
         c = next;
       }
     } else if (!grpc_combiner_continue_exec_ctx(exec_ctx)) {
@@ -76,30 +77,6 @@ bool grpc_exec_ctx_flush(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
     }
   }
   GPR_ASSERT(exec_ctx->active_combiner == NULL);
-  if (exec_ctx->stealing_from_workqueue != NULL) {
-    if (grpc_exec_ctx_ready_to_finish(exec_ctx)) {
-      grpc_workqueue_enqueue(exec_ctx, exec_ctx->stealing_from_workqueue,
-                             exec_ctx->stolen_closure,
-                             exec_ctx->stolen_closure->error_data.error);
-      GRPC_WORKQUEUE_UNREF(exec_ctx, exec_ctx->stealing_from_workqueue,
-                           "exec_ctx_sched");
-      exec_ctx->stealing_from_workqueue = NULL;
-      exec_ctx->stolen_closure = NULL;
-    } else {
-      grpc_closure *c = exec_ctx->stolen_closure;
-      GRPC_WORKQUEUE_UNREF(exec_ctx, exec_ctx->stealing_from_workqueue,
-                           "exec_ctx_sched");
-      exec_ctx->stealing_from_workqueue = NULL;
-      exec_ctx->stolen_closure = NULL;
-      grpc_error *error = c->error_data.error;
-      GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("grpc_exec_ctx_flush.stolen_cb", 0);
-      c->cb(exec_ctx, c->cb_arg, error);
-      GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
-      GPR_TIMER_END("grpc_exec_ctx_flush.stolen_cb", 0);
-      grpc_exec_ctx_flush(exec_ctx);
-      did_something = true;
-    }
-  }
   GPR_TIMER_END("grpc_exec_ctx_flush", 0);
   return did_something;
 }
@@ -109,104 +86,21 @@ void grpc_exec_ctx_finish(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
   grpc_exec_ctx_flush(exec_ctx);
 }
 
-void grpc_exec_ctx_sched(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
-                         grpc_error *error,
-                         grpc_workqueue *offload_target_or_null) {
-  GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("grpc_exec_ctx_sched", 0);
-  if (offload_target_or_null == NULL) {
-    grpc_closure_list_append(&exec_ctx->closure_list, closure, error);
-  } else if (exec_ctx->stealing_from_workqueue == NULL) {
-    exec_ctx->stealing_from_workqueue = offload_target_or_null;
-    closure->error_data.error = error;
-    exec_ctx->stolen_closure = closure;
-  } else if (exec_ctx->stealing_from_workqueue != offload_target_or_null) {
-    grpc_workqueue_enqueue(exec_ctx, offload_target_or_null, closure, error);
-    GRPC_WORKQUEUE_UNREF(exec_ctx, offload_target_or_null, "exec_ctx_sched");
-  } else { /* stealing_from_workqueue == offload_target_or_null */
-    grpc_workqueue_enqueue(exec_ctx, offload_target_or_null,
-                           exec_ctx->stolen_closure,
-                           exec_ctx->stolen_closure->error_data.error);
-    closure->error_data.error = error;
-    exec_ctx->stolen_closure = closure;
-    GRPC_WORKQUEUE_UNREF(exec_ctx, offload_target_or_null, "exec_ctx_sched");
-  }
-  GPR_TIMER_END("grpc_exec_ctx_sched", 0);
+static void exec_ctx_run(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
+                         grpc_error *error) {
+  closure->cb(exec_ctx, closure->cb_arg, error);
+  GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
 }
 
-void grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                grpc_closure_list *list,
-                                grpc_workqueue *offload_target_or_null) {
-  grpc_closure_list_move(list, &exec_ctx->closure_list);
+static void exec_ctx_sched(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
+                           grpc_error *error) {
+  grpc_closure_list_append(&exec_ctx->closure_list, closure, error);
 }
 
 void grpc_exec_ctx_global_init(void) {}
 void grpc_exec_ctx_global_shutdown(void) {}
-#else
-static gpr_mu g_mu;
-static gpr_cv g_cv;
-static int g_threads = 0;
-
-static void run_closure(void *arg) {
-  grpc_closure *closure = arg;
-  grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
-  closure->cb(&exec_ctx, closure->cb_arg, (closure->final_data & 1) != 0);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
-  gpr_mu_lock(&g_mu);
-  if (--g_threads == 0) {
-    gpr_cv_signal(&g_cv);
-  }
-  gpr_mu_unlock(&g_mu);
-}
-
-static void start_closure(grpc_closure *closure) {
-  gpr_thd_id id;
-  gpr_mu_lock(&g_mu);
-  g_threads++;
-  gpr_mu_unlock(&g_mu);
-  gpr_thd_new(&id, run_closure, closure, NULL);
-}
-
-bool grpc_exec_ctx_flush(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) { return false; }
-
-void grpc_exec_ctx_finish(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {}
 
-void grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
-                           bool success,
-                           grpc_workqueue *offload_target_or_null) {
-  GPR_ASSERT(offload_target_or_null == NULL);
-  if (closure == NULL) return;
-  closure->final_data = success;
-  start_closure(closure);
-}
-
-void grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                grpc_closure_list *list,
-                                grpc_workqueue *offload_target_or_null) {
-  GPR_ASSERT(offload_target_or_null == NULL);
-  if (list == NULL) return;
-  grpc_closure *p = list->head;
-  while (p) {
-    grpc_closure *start = p;
-    p = grpc_closure_next(start);
-    start_closure(start);
-  }
-  grpc_closure_list r = GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_INIT;
-  *list = r;
-}
-
-void grpc_exec_ctx_global_init(void) {
-  gpr_mu_init(&g_mu);
-  gpr_cv_init(&g_cv);
-}
-
-void grpc_exec_ctx_global_shutdown(void) {
-  gpr_mu_lock(&g_mu);
-  while (g_threads != 0) {
-    gpr_cv_wait(&g_cv, &g_mu, gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME));
-  }
-  gpr_mu_unlock(&g_mu);
-
-  gpr_mu_destroy(&g_mu);
-  gpr_cv_destroy(&g_cv);
-}
-#endif
+static const grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable exec_ctx_scheduler_vtable = {
+    exec_ctx_run, exec_ctx_sched};
+static grpc_closure_scheduler exec_ctx_scheduler = {&exec_ctx_scheduler_vtable};
+grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx = &exec_ctx_scheduler;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h
index 7e50cb9825..e566f1b3e8 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h
@@ -66,17 +66,6 @@ typedef struct grpc_combiner grpc_combiner;
 #ifndef GRPC_EXECUTION_CONTEXT_SANITIZER
 struct grpc_exec_ctx {
   grpc_closure_list closure_list;
-  /** The workqueue we're stealing work from.
-      As items are queued to the execution context, we try to steal one
-      workqueue item and execute it inline (assuming the exec_ctx is not
-      finished) - doing so does not invalidate the workqueue's contract, and
-      provides a small latency win in cases where we get a hit */
-  grpc_workqueue *stealing_from_workqueue;
-  /** The workqueue item that was stolen from the workqueue above. When new
-      items are scheduled to be offloaded to that workqueue, we need to update
-      this like a 1-deep fifo to maintain the invariant that workqueue items
-      queued by one thread are started in order */
-  grpc_closure *stolen_closure;
   /** currently active combiner: updated only via combiner.c */
   grpc_combiner *active_combiner;
   /** last active combiner in the active combiner list */
@@ -89,10 +78,7 @@ struct grpc_exec_ctx {
 /* initializer for grpc_exec_ctx:
    prefer to use GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT whenever possible */
 #define GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT_WITH_FINISH_CHECK(finish_check, finish_check_arg) \
-  {                                                                          \
-    GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_INIT, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, false, finish_check_arg, \
-        finish_check                                                         \
-  }
+  { GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_INIT, NULL, NULL, false, finish_check_arg, finish_check }
 #else
 struct grpc_exec_ctx {
   bool cached_ready_to_finish;
@@ -108,6 +94,8 @@ struct grpc_exec_ctx {
 #define GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT \
   GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT_WITH_FINISH_CHECK(grpc_always_ready_to_finish, NULL)
 
+extern grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx;
+
 /** Flush any work that has been enqueued onto this grpc_exec_ctx.
  *  Caller must guarantee that no interfering locks are held.
  *  Returns true if work was performed, false otherwise. */
@@ -115,14 +103,6 @@ bool grpc_exec_ctx_flush(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx);
 /** Finish any pending work for a grpc_exec_ctx. Must be called before
  *  the instance is destroyed, or work may be lost. */
 void grpc_exec_ctx_finish(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx);
-/** Add a closure to be executed in the future.
-    If \a offload_target_or_null is NULL, the closure will be executed at the
-    next exec_ctx.{finish,flush} point.
-    If \a offload_target_or_null is non-NULL, the closure will be scheduled
-    against the workqueue, and a reference to the workqueue will be consumed. */
-void grpc_exec_ctx_sched(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
-                         grpc_error *error,
-                         grpc_workqueue *offload_target_or_null);
 /** Returns true if we'd like to leave this execution context as soon as
     possible: useful for deciding whether to do something more or not depending
     on outside context */
@@ -131,11 +111,6 @@ bool grpc_exec_ctx_ready_to_finish(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx);
 bool grpc_never_ready_to_finish(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg_ignored);
 /** A finish check that is always ready to finish */
 bool grpc_always_ready_to_finish(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg_ignored);
-/** Add a list of closures to be executed at the next flush/finish point.
- *  Leaves \a list empty. */
-void grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                grpc_closure_list *list,
-                                grpc_workqueue *offload_target_or_null);
 
 void grpc_exec_ctx_global_init(void);
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/executor.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/executor.c
index 4e78b619fb..852775564f 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/executor.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/executor.c
@@ -77,10 +77,18 @@ static void closure_exec_thread_func(void *ignored) {
       gpr_mu_unlock(&g_executor.mu);
       break;
     } else {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(&exec_ctx, &g_executor.closures, NULL);
+      grpc_closure *c = g_executor.closures.head;
+      grpc_closure_list_init(&g_executor.closures);
+      gpr_mu_unlock(&g_executor.mu);
+      while (c != NULL) {
+        grpc_closure *next = c->next_data.next;
+        grpc_error *error = c->error_data.error;
+        c->cb(&exec_ctx, c->cb_arg, error);
+        GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
+        c = next;
+      }
+      grpc_exec_ctx_flush(&exec_ctx);
     }
-    gpr_mu_unlock(&g_executor.mu);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_flush(&exec_ctx);
   }
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 }
@@ -112,7 +120,8 @@ static void maybe_spawn_locked() {
   g_executor.pending_join = 1;
 }
 
-void grpc_executor_push(grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error) {
+static void executor_push(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
+                          grpc_error *error) {
   gpr_mu_lock(&g_executor.mu);
   if (g_executor.shutting_down == 0) {
     grpc_closure_list_append(&g_executor.closures, closure, error);
@@ -132,10 +141,24 @@ void grpc_executor_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
    * list below because we aren't accepting new work */
 
   /* Execute pending callbacks, some may be performing cleanups */
-  grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &g_executor.closures, NULL);
+  grpc_closure *c = g_executor.closures.head;
+  grpc_closure_list_init(&g_executor.closures);
+  while (c != NULL) {
+    grpc_closure *next = c->next_data.next;
+    grpc_error *error = c->error_data.error;
+    c->cb(exec_ctx, c->cb_arg, error);
+    GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
+    c = next;
+  }
+  grpc_exec_ctx_flush(exec_ctx);
   GPR_ASSERT(grpc_closure_list_empty(g_executor.closures));
   if (pending_join) {
     gpr_thd_join(g_executor.tid);
   }
   gpr_mu_destroy(&g_executor.mu);
 }
+
+static const grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable executor_vtable = {executor_push,
+                                                              executor_push};
+static grpc_closure_scheduler executor_scheduler = {&executor_vtable};
+grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_executor_scheduler = &executor_scheduler;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/executor.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/executor.h
index 7bf8f21940..1213016383 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/executor.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/executor.h
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@
  * non-blocking solution available. */
 void grpc_executor_init();
 
-/** Enqueue \a closure for its eventual execution of \a f(arg) on a separate
- * thread */
-void grpc_executor_push(grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error);
+extern grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_executor_scheduler;
 
 /** Shutdown the executor, running all pending work as part of the call */
 void grpc_executor_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_uv.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_uv.c
index 3a74b842b6..ed3edeee94 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_uv.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_uv.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void grpc_pollset_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
     // Drain any pending UV callbacks without blocking
     uv_run(uv_default_loop(), UV_RUN_NOWAIT);
   }
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 void grpc_pollset_destroy(grpc_pollset *pollset) {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_windows.c
index 5540303e49..2a45e708df 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_windows.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void grpc_pollset_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
   pollset->shutting_down = 1;
   grpc_pollset_kick(pollset, GRPC_POLLSET_KICK_BROADCAST);
   if (!pollset->is_iocp_worker) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   } else {
     pollset->on_shutdown = closure;
   }
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ grpc_error *grpc_pollset_work(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
       }
 
       if (pollset->shutting_down && pollset->on_shutdown != NULL) {
-        grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, pollset->on_shutdown, GRPC_ERROR_NONE,
-                            NULL);
+        grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, pollset->on_shutdown, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
         pollset->on_shutdown = NULL;
       }
       goto done;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.c
index 821932e562..50e470d149 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.c
@@ -163,10 +163,9 @@ typedef struct {
 static void do_request_thread(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *rp,
                               grpc_error *error) {
   request *r = rp;
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+  grpc_closure_sched(
       exec_ctx, r->on_done,
-      grpc_blocking_resolve_address(r->name, r->default_port, r->addrs_out),
-      NULL);
+      grpc_blocking_resolve_address(r->name, r->default_port, r->addrs_out));
   gpr_free(r->name);
   gpr_free(r->default_port);
   gpr_free(r);
@@ -185,12 +184,13 @@ static void resolve_address_impl(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, const char *name,
                                  grpc_closure *on_done,
                                  grpc_resolved_addresses **addrs) {
   request *r = gpr_malloc(sizeof(request));
-  grpc_closure_init(&r->request_closure, do_request_thread, r);
+  grpc_closure_init(&r->request_closure, do_request_thread, r,
+                    grpc_executor_scheduler);
   r->name = gpr_strdup(name);
   r->default_port = gpr_strdup(default_port);
   r->on_done = on_done;
   r->addrs_out = addrs;
-  grpc_executor_push(&r->request_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &r->request_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 void (*grpc_resolve_address)(
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_uv.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_uv.c
index 3269c4f09f..9b5f3209f0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_uv.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_uv.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void getaddrinfo_callback(uv_getaddrinfo_t *req, int status,
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
   grpc_error *error;
   error = handle_addrinfo_result(status, res, r->addresses);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(&exec_ctx, r->on_done, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(&exec_ctx, r->on_done, error);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 
   gpr_free(r->hints);
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static void resolve_address_impl(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, const char *name,
   int s;
   err = try_split_host_port(name, default_port, &host, &port);
   if (err != GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, on_done, err, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, on_done, err);
     return;
   }
   r = gpr_malloc(sizeof(request));
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static void resolve_address_impl(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, const char *name,
     *addrs = NULL;
     err = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("getaddrinfo failed");
     err = grpc_error_set_str(err, GRPC_ERROR_STR_OS_ERROR, uv_strerror(s));
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, on_done, err, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, on_done, err);
     gpr_free(r);
     gpr_free(req);
     gpr_free(hints);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_windows.c
index fada5ecbe8..2439ce3cb7 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_windows.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void do_request_thread(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *rp,
   } else {
     GRPC_ERROR_REF(error);
   }
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, r->on_done, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, r->on_done, error);
   gpr_free(r->name);
   gpr_free(r->default_port);
   gpr_free(r);
@@ -173,12 +173,13 @@ static void resolve_address_impl(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, const char *name,
                                  grpc_closure *on_done,
                                  grpc_resolved_addresses **addresses) {
   request *r = gpr_malloc(sizeof(request));
-  grpc_closure_init(&r->request_closure, do_request_thread, r);
+  grpc_closure_init(&r->request_closure, do_request_thread, r,
+                    grpc_executor_scheduler);
   r->name = gpr_strdup(name);
   r->default_port = gpr_strdup(default_port);
   r->on_done = on_done;
   r->addresses = addresses;
-  grpc_executor_push(&r->request_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &r->request_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 void (*grpc_resolve_address)(
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.c
index 3dbc810102..21aa05e57a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.c
@@ -265,9 +265,8 @@ static void rq_step_sched(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   if (resource_quota->step_scheduled) return;
   resource_quota->step_scheduled = true;
   grpc_resource_quota_ref_internal(resource_quota);
-  grpc_combiner_execute_finally(exec_ctx, resource_quota->combiner,
-                                &resource_quota->rq_step_closure,
-                                GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &resource_quota->rq_step_closure,
+                     GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 /* returns true if all allocations are completed */
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ static bool rq_alloc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     }
     if (resource_user->free_pool >= 0) {
       resource_user->allocating = false;
-      grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &resource_user->on_allocated, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_list_sched(exec_ctx, &resource_user->on_allocated);
       gpr_mu_unlock(&resource_user->mu);
     } else {
       rulist_add_head(resource_user, GRPC_RULIST_AWAITING_ALLOCATION);
@@ -432,7 +431,7 @@ static bool ru_post_reclaimer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   resource_user->new_reclaimers[destructive] = NULL;
   GPR_ASSERT(resource_user->reclaimers[destructive] == NULL);
   if (gpr_atm_acq_load(&resource_user->shutdown) > 0) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED);
     return false;
   }
   resource_user->reclaimers[destructive] = closure;
@@ -473,10 +472,10 @@ static void ru_post_destructive_reclaimer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *ru,
 
 static void ru_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *ru, grpc_error *error) {
   grpc_resource_user *resource_user = ru;
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, resource_user->reclaimers[0],
-                      GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED, NULL);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, resource_user->reclaimers[1],
-                      GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, resource_user->reclaimers[0],
+                     GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, resource_user->reclaimers[1],
+                     GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED);
   resource_user->reclaimers[0] = NULL;
   resource_user->reclaimers[1] = NULL;
   rulist_remove(resource_user, GRPC_RULIST_RECLAIMER_BENIGN);
@@ -489,10 +488,10 @@ static void ru_destroy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *ru, grpc_error *error) {
   for (int i = 0; i < GRPC_RULIST_COUNT; i++) {
     rulist_remove(resource_user, (grpc_rulist)i);
   }
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, resource_user->reclaimers[0],
-                      GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED, NULL);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, resource_user->reclaimers[1],
-                      GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, resource_user->reclaimers[0],
+                     GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, resource_user->reclaimers[1],
+                     GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED);
   if (resource_user->free_pool != 0) {
     resource_user->resource_quota->free_pool += resource_user->free_pool;
     rq_step_sched(exec_ctx, resource_user->resource_quota);
@@ -564,9 +563,12 @@ grpc_resource_quota *grpc_resource_quota_create(const char *name) {
     gpr_asprintf(&resource_quota->name, "anonymous_pool_%" PRIxPTR,
                  (intptr_t)resource_quota);
   }
-  grpc_closure_init(&resource_quota->rq_step_closure, rq_step, resource_quota);
+  grpc_closure_init(
+      &resource_quota->rq_step_closure, rq_step, resource_quota,
+      grpc_combiner_finally_scheduler(resource_quota->combiner, true));
   grpc_closure_init(&resource_quota->rq_reclamation_done_closure,
-                    rq_reclamation_done, resource_quota);
+                    rq_reclamation_done, resource_quota,
+                    grpc_combiner_scheduler(resource_quota->combiner, false));
   for (int i = 0; i < GRPC_RULIST_COUNT; i++) {
     resource_quota->roots[i] = NULL;
   }
@@ -607,9 +609,8 @@ void grpc_resource_quota_resize(grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota,
   rq_resize_args *a = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*a));
   a->resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_ref_internal(resource_quota);
   a->size = (int64_t)size;
-  grpc_closure_init(&a->closure, rq_resize, a);
-  grpc_combiner_execute(&exec_ctx, resource_quota->combiner, &a->closure,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+  grpc_closure_init(&a->closure, rq_resize, a, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_sched(&exec_ctx, &a->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 }
 
@@ -658,15 +659,19 @@ grpc_resource_user *grpc_resource_user_create(
   resource_user->resource_quota =
       grpc_resource_quota_ref_internal(resource_quota);
   grpc_closure_init(&resource_user->allocate_closure, &ru_allocate,
-                    resource_user);
+                    resource_user,
+                    grpc_combiner_scheduler(resource_quota->combiner, false));
   grpc_closure_init(&resource_user->add_to_free_pool_closure,
-                    &ru_add_to_free_pool, resource_user);
+                    &ru_add_to_free_pool, resource_user,
+                    grpc_combiner_scheduler(resource_quota->combiner, false));
   grpc_closure_init(&resource_user->post_reclaimer_closure[0],
-                    &ru_post_benign_reclaimer, resource_user);
+                    &ru_post_benign_reclaimer, resource_user,
+                    grpc_combiner_scheduler(resource_quota->combiner, false));
   grpc_closure_init(&resource_user->post_reclaimer_closure[1],
-                    &ru_post_destructive_reclaimer, resource_user);
-  grpc_closure_init(&resource_user->destroy_closure, &ru_destroy,
-                    resource_user);
+                    &ru_post_destructive_reclaimer, resource_user,
+                    grpc_combiner_scheduler(resource_quota->combiner, false));
+  grpc_closure_init(&resource_user->destroy_closure, &ru_destroy, resource_user,
+                    grpc_combiner_scheduler(resource_quota->combiner, false));
   gpr_mu_init(&resource_user->mu);
   gpr_atm_rel_store(&resource_user->refs, 1);
   gpr_atm_rel_store(&resource_user->shutdown, 0);
@@ -701,9 +706,8 @@ static void ru_unref_by(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   gpr_atm old = gpr_atm_full_fetch_add(&resource_user->refs, -amount);
   GPR_ASSERT(old >= amount);
   if (old == amount) {
-    grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, resource_user->resource_quota->combiner,
-                          &resource_user->destroy_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE,
-                          false);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &resource_user->destroy_closure,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 }
 
@@ -719,9 +723,12 @@ void grpc_resource_user_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
 void grpc_resource_user_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                  grpc_resource_user *resource_user) {
   if (gpr_atm_full_fetch_add(&resource_user->shutdown, 1) == 0) {
-    grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, resource_user->resource_quota->combiner,
-                          grpc_closure_create(ru_shutdown, resource_user),
-                          GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx,
+                       grpc_closure_create(
+                           ru_shutdown, resource_user,
+                           grpc_combiner_scheduler(
+                               resource_user->resource_quota->combiner, false)),
+                       GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 }
 
@@ -741,12 +748,11 @@ void grpc_resource_user_alloc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                              GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     if (!resource_user->allocating) {
       resource_user->allocating = true;
-      grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, resource_user->resource_quota->combiner,
-                            &resource_user->allocate_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE,
-                            false);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &resource_user->allocate_closure,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     }
   } else {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, optional_on_done, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, optional_on_done, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
   gpr_mu_unlock(&resource_user->mu);
 }
@@ -765,9 +771,8 @@ void grpc_resource_user_free(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   if (is_bigger_than_zero && was_zero_or_negative &&
       !resource_user->added_to_free_pool) {
     resource_user->added_to_free_pool = true;
-    grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, resource_user->resource_quota->combiner,
-                          &resource_user->add_to_free_pool_closure,
-                          GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &resource_user->add_to_free_pool_closure,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
   gpr_mu_unlock(&resource_user->mu);
   ru_unref_by(exec_ctx, resource_user, (gpr_atm)size);
@@ -779,9 +784,9 @@ void grpc_resource_user_post_reclaimer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                        grpc_closure *closure) {
   GPR_ASSERT(resource_user->new_reclaimers[destructive] == NULL);
   resource_user->new_reclaimers[destructive] = closure;
-  grpc_combiner_execute(exec_ctx, resource_user->resource_quota->combiner,
-                        &resource_user->post_reclaimer_closure[destructive],
-                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx,
+                     &resource_user->post_reclaimer_closure[destructive],
+                     GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 void grpc_resource_user_finish_reclamation(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
@@ -790,18 +795,20 @@ void grpc_resource_user_finish_reclamation(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "RQ %s %s: reclamation complete",
             resource_user->resource_quota->name, resource_user->name);
   }
-  grpc_combiner_execute(
-      exec_ctx, resource_user->resource_quota->combiner,
-      &resource_user->resource_quota->rq_reclamation_done_closure,
-      GRPC_ERROR_NONE, false);
+  grpc_closure_sched(
+      exec_ctx, &resource_user->resource_quota->rq_reclamation_done_closure,
+      GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 void grpc_resource_user_slice_allocator_init(
     grpc_resource_user_slice_allocator *slice_allocator,
     grpc_resource_user *resource_user, grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void *p) {
-  grpc_closure_init(&slice_allocator->on_allocated, ru_allocated_slices,
-                    slice_allocator);
-  grpc_closure_init(&slice_allocator->on_done, cb, p);
+  grpc_closure_init(
+      &slice_allocator->on_allocated, ru_allocated_slices, slice_allocator,
+      grpc_combiner_scheduler(resource_user->resource_quota->combiner, false));
+  grpc_closure_init(
+      &slice_allocator->on_done, cb, p,
+      grpc_combiner_scheduler(resource_user->resource_quota->combiner, false));
   slice_allocator->resource_user = resource_user;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_windows.c
index 54911e0e31..2f2e02f715 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_windows.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static void socket_notify_on_iocp(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   gpr_mu_lock(&socket->state_mu);
   if (info->has_pending_iocp) {
     info->has_pending_iocp = 0;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   } else {
     info->closure = closure;
   }
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void grpc_socket_become_ready(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_winsocket *socket,
   GPR_ASSERT(!info->has_pending_iocp);
   gpr_mu_lock(&socket->state_mu);
   if (info->closure) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, info->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, info->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     info->closure = NULL;
   } else {
     info->has_pending_iocp = 1;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c
index 2db56b47ee..c8237dc38f 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ finish:
     grpc_channel_args_destroy(exec_ctx, ac->channel_args);
     gpr_free(ac);
   }
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, error);
 }
 
 static void tcp_client_connect_impl(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static void tcp_client_connect_impl(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
 
   error = grpc_create_dualstack_socket(addr, SOCK_STREAM, 0, &dsmode, &fd);
   if (error != GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, error, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, error);
     return;
   }
   if (dsmode == GRPC_DSMODE_IPV4) {
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static void tcp_client_connect_impl(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     addr = &addr4_copy;
   }
   if ((error = prepare_socket(addr, fd, channel_args)) != GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, error, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, error);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -321,14 +321,13 @@ static void tcp_client_connect_impl(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   if (err >= 0) {
     *ep =
         grpc_tcp_client_create_from_fd(exec_ctx, fdobj, channel_args, addr_str);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     goto done;
   }
 
   if (errno != EWOULDBLOCK && errno != EINPROGRESS) {
     grpc_fd_orphan(exec_ctx, fdobj, NULL, NULL, "tcp_client_connect_error");
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_OS_ERROR(errno, "connect"),
-                        NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, closure, GRPC_OS_ERROR(errno, "connect"));
     goto done;
   }
 
@@ -343,8 +342,8 @@ static void tcp_client_connect_impl(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   addr_str = NULL;
   gpr_mu_init(&ac->mu);
   ac->refs = 2;
-  ac->write_closure.cb = on_writable;
-  ac->write_closure.cb_arg = ac;
+  grpc_closure_init(&ac->write_closure, on_writable, ac,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   ac->channel_args = grpc_channel_args_copy(channel_args);
 
   if (grpc_tcp_trace) {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_uv.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_uv.c
index 5f2ccfee76..ed0de50fc1 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_uv.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_uv.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void uv_tc_on_connect(uv_connect_t *req, int status) {
   if (done) {
     uv_tcp_connect_cleanup(&exec_ctx, connect);
   }
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(&exec_ctx, closure, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(&exec_ctx, closure, error);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_windows.c
index cc10060b9b..275258ebb5 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_windows.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static void on_connect(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *acp, grpc_error *error) {
   async_connect_unlock_and_cleanup(exec_ctx, ac, socket);
   /* If the connection was aborted, the callback was already called when
      the deadline was met. */
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, on_done, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, on_done, error);
 }
 
 /* Tries to issue one async connection, then schedules both an IOCP
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void grpc_tcp_client_connect(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *on_done,
   ac->addr_name = grpc_sockaddr_to_uri(addr);
   ac->endpoint = endpoint;
   ac->resource_quota = resource_quota;
-  grpc_closure_init(&ac->on_connect, on_connect, ac);
+  grpc_closure_init(&ac->on_connect, on_connect, ac, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
   grpc_timer_init(exec_ctx, &ac->alarm, deadline, on_alarm, ac,
                   gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC));
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ failure:
     closesocket(sock);
   }
   grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, on_done, final_error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, on_done, final_error);
 }
 
 #endif /* GRPC_WINSOCK_SOCKET */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
index 2b46544f82..ece44978b0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static void tcp_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
     tcp->finished_edge = false;
     grpc_fd_notify_on_read(exec_ctx, tcp->em_fd, &tcp->read_closure);
   } else {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &tcp->read_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &tcp->read_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 }
 
@@ -464,11 +464,10 @@ static void tcp_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
 
   if (buf->length == 0) {
     GPR_TIMER_END("tcp_write", 0);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cb,
-                        grpc_fd_is_shutdown(tcp->em_fd)
-                            ? tcp_annotate_error(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("EOF"), tcp)
-                            : GRPC_ERROR_NONE,
-                        NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cb,
+                       grpc_fd_is_shutdown(tcp->em_fd)
+                           ? tcp_annotate_error(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("EOF"), tcp)
+                           : GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     return;
   }
   tcp->outgoing_buffer = buf;
@@ -488,7 +487,7 @@ static void tcp_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
       gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "write: %s", str);
       grpc_error_free_string(str);
     }
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cb, error, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cb, error);
   }
 
   GPR_TIMER_END("tcp_write", 0);
@@ -556,10 +555,10 @@ grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd *em_fd,
   gpr_ref_init(&tcp->refcount, 1);
   gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&tcp->shutdown_count, 0);
   tcp->em_fd = em_fd;
-  tcp->read_closure.cb = tcp_handle_read;
-  tcp->read_closure.cb_arg = tcp;
-  tcp->write_closure.cb = tcp_handle_write;
-  tcp->write_closure.cb_arg = tcp;
+  grpc_closure_init(&tcp->read_closure, tcp_handle_read, tcp,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&tcp->write_closure, tcp_handle_write, tcp,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&tcp->last_read_buffer);
   tcp->resource_user = grpc_resource_user_create(resource_quota, peer_string);
   grpc_resource_user_slice_allocator_init(
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c
index 1e63142e0e..20efb678b2 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static void finish_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp_server *s) {
   GPR_ASSERT(s->shutdown);
   gpr_mu_unlock(&s->mu);
   if (s->shutdown_complete != NULL) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, s->shutdown_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, s->shutdown_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 
   gpr_mu_destroy(&s->mu);
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ static void deactivated_all_ports(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp_server *s) {
     grpc_tcp_listener *sp;
     for (sp = s->head; sp; sp = sp->next) {
       grpc_unlink_if_unix_domain_socket(&sp->addr);
-      sp->destroyed_closure.cb = destroyed_port;
-      sp->destroyed_closure.cb_arg = s;
+      grpc_closure_init(&sp->destroyed_closure, destroyed_port, s,
+                        grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
       grpc_fd_orphan(exec_ctx, sp->emfd, &sp->destroyed_closure, NULL,
                      "tcp_listener_shutdown");
     }
@@ -723,8 +723,8 @@ void grpc_tcp_server_start(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp_server *s,
           "clone_port", clone_port(sp, (unsigned)(pollset_count - 1))));
       for (i = 0; i < pollset_count; i++) {
         grpc_pollset_add_fd(exec_ctx, pollsets[i], sp->emfd);
-        sp->read_closure.cb = on_read;
-        sp->read_closure.cb_arg = sp;
+        grpc_closure_init(&sp->read_closure, on_read, sp,
+                          grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
         grpc_fd_notify_on_read(exec_ctx, sp->emfd, &sp->read_closure);
         s->active_ports++;
         sp = sp->next;
@@ -733,8 +733,8 @@ void grpc_tcp_server_start(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp_server *s,
       for (i = 0; i < pollset_count; i++) {
         grpc_pollset_add_fd(exec_ctx, pollsets[i], sp->emfd);
       }
-      sp->read_closure.cb = on_read;
-      sp->read_closure.cb_arg = sp;
+      grpc_closure_init(&sp->read_closure, on_read, sp,
+                        grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
       grpc_fd_notify_on_read(exec_ctx, sp->emfd, &sp->read_closure);
       s->active_ports++;
       sp = sp->next;
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ void grpc_tcp_server_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp_server *s) {
   if (gpr_unref(&s->refs)) {
     grpc_tcp_server_shutdown_listeners(exec_ctx, s);
     gpr_mu_lock(&s->mu);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &s->shutdown_starting, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_list_sched(exec_ctx, &s->shutdown_starting);
     gpr_mu_unlock(&s->mu);
     tcp_server_destroy(exec_ctx, s);
   }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_uv.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_uv.c
index 4ccc80c9f0..eed2773f8a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_uv.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_uv.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void grpc_tcp_server_shutdown_starting_add(grpc_tcp_server *s,
 
 static void finish_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp_server *s) {
   if (s->shutdown_complete != NULL) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, s->shutdown_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, s->shutdown_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 
   while (s->head) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void grpc_tcp_server_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp_server *s) {
   if (gpr_unref(&s->refs)) {
     /* Complete shutdown_starting work before destroying. */
     grpc_exec_ctx local_exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(&local_exec_ctx, &s->shutdown_starting, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_list_sched(&local_exec_ctx, &s->shutdown_starting);
     if (exec_ctx == NULL) {
       grpc_exec_ctx_flush(&local_exec_ctx);
       tcp_server_destroy(&local_exec_ctx, s);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c
index 053bb35f6f..97d7827461 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c
@@ -162,11 +162,12 @@ static void destroy_server(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
 static void finish_shutdown_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                    grpc_tcp_server *s) {
   if (s->shutdown_complete != NULL) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, s->shutdown_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, s->shutdown_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, grpc_closure_create(destroy_server, s),
-                      GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, grpc_closure_create(destroy_server, s,
+                                                   grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx),
+                     GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 grpc_tcp_server *grpc_tcp_server_ref(grpc_tcp_server *s) {
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ void grpc_tcp_server_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp_server *s) {
   if (gpr_unref(&s->refs)) {
     grpc_tcp_server_shutdown_listeners(exec_ctx, s);
     gpr_mu_lock(&s->mu);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &s->shutdown_starting, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_list_sched(exec_ctx, &s->shutdown_starting);
     gpr_mu_unlock(&s->mu);
     tcp_server_destroy(exec_ctx, s);
   }
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ static grpc_error *add_socket_to_server(grpc_tcp_server *s, SOCKET sock,
   sp->new_socket = INVALID_SOCKET;
   sp->port = port;
   sp->port_index = port_index;
-  grpc_closure_init(&sp->on_accept, on_accept, sp);
+  grpc_closure_init(&sp->on_accept, on_accept, sp, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   GPR_ASSERT(sp->socket);
   gpr_mu_unlock(&s->mu);
   *listener = sp;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_uv.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_uv.c
index 15c8b3cbee..a1ee597d09 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_uv.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_uv.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static void read_callback(uv_stream_t *stream, ssize_t nread,
     // nread < 0: Error
     error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("TCP Read failed");
   }
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(&exec_ctx, cb, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(&exec_ctx, cb, error);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 }
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static void uv_endpoint_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
     error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("TCP Read failed at start");
     error =
         grpc_error_set_str(error, GRPC_ERROR_STR_OS_ERROR, uv_strerror(status));
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cb, error, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cb, error);
   }
   if (grpc_tcp_trace) {
     const char *str = grpc_error_string(error);
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void write_callback(uv_write_t *req, int status) {
   gpr_free(tcp->write_buffers);
   grpc_resource_user_free(&exec_ctx, tcp->resource_user,
                           sizeof(uv_buf_t) * tcp->write_slices->count);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(&exec_ctx, cb, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(&exec_ctx, cb, error);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 }
 
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ static void uv_endpoint_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
   }
 
   if (tcp->shutting_down) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cb,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("TCP socket is shutting down"), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cb,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("TCP socket is shutting down"));
     return;
   }
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static void uv_endpoint_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
   if (tcp->write_slices->count == 0) {
     // No slices means we don't have to do anything,
     // and libuv doesn't like empty writes
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cb, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cb, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.c
index 8b3b44aaaa..84f791ba07 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void on_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *tcpp, grpc_error *error) {
 
   tcp->read_cb = NULL;
   TCP_UNREF(exec_ctx, tcp, "read");
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cb, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cb, error);
 }
 
 static void win_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ static void win_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
   WSABUF buffer;
 
   if (tcp->shutting_down) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cb,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("TCP socket is shutting down"), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cb,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("TCP socket is shutting down"));
     return;
   }
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void win_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
   /* Did we get data immediately ? Yay. */
   if (info->wsa_error != WSAEWOULDBLOCK) {
     info->bytes_transfered = bytes_read;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &tcp->on_read, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &tcp->on_read, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ static void win_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
     int wsa_error = WSAGetLastError();
     if (wsa_error != WSA_IO_PENDING) {
       info->wsa_error = wsa_error;
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &tcp->on_read,
-                          GRPC_WSA_ERROR(info->wsa_error, "WSARecv"), NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &tcp->on_read,
+                         GRPC_WSA_ERROR(info->wsa_error, "WSARecv"));
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static void on_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *tcpp, grpc_error *error) {
   }
 
   TCP_UNREF(exec_ctx, tcp, "write");
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cb, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cb, error);
 }
 
 /* Initiates a write. */
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ static void win_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
   size_t len;
 
   if (tcp->shutting_down) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cb,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("TCP socket is shutting down"), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cb,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("TCP socket is shutting down"));
     return;
   }
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static void win_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
     grpc_error *error = status == 0
                             ? GRPC_ERROR_NONE
                             : GRPC_WSA_ERROR(info->wsa_error, "WSASend");
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cb, error, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cb, error);
     if (allocated) gpr_free(allocated);
     return;
   }
@@ -341,8 +341,7 @@ static void win_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
     int wsa_error = WSAGetLastError();
     if (wsa_error != WSA_IO_PENDING) {
       TCP_UNREF(exec_ctx, tcp, "write");
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, cb, GRPC_WSA_ERROR(wsa_error, "WSASend"),
-                          NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, cb, GRPC_WSA_ERROR(wsa_error, "WSASend"));
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -425,8 +424,8 @@ grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_winsocket *socket,
   tcp->socket = socket;
   gpr_mu_init(&tcp->mu);
   gpr_ref_init(&tcp->refcount, 1);
-  grpc_closure_init(&tcp->on_read, on_read, tcp);
-  grpc_closure_init(&tcp->on_write, on_write, tcp);
+  grpc_closure_init(&tcp->on_read, on_read, tcp, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&tcp->on_write, on_write, tcp, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   tcp->peer_string = gpr_strdup(peer_string);
   tcp->resource_user = grpc_resource_user_create(resource_quota, peer_string);
   /* Tell network status tracking code about the new endpoint */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_generic.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_generic.c
index 00058f9d86..ecd3b284dc 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_generic.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_generic.c
@@ -184,22 +184,22 @@ void grpc_timer_init(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_timer *timer,
   shard_type *shard = &g_shards[shard_idx(timer)];
   GPR_ASSERT(deadline.clock_type == g_clock_type);
   GPR_ASSERT(now.clock_type == g_clock_type);
-  grpc_closure_init(&timer->closure, timer_cb, timer_cb_arg);
+  grpc_closure_init(&timer->closure, timer_cb, timer_cb_arg,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   timer->deadline = deadline;
   timer->triggered = 0;
 
   if (!g_initialized) {
     timer->triggered = 1;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+    grpc_closure_sched(
         exec_ctx, &timer->closure,
-        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Attempt to create timer before initialization"),
-        NULL);
+        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Attempt to create timer before initialization"));
     return;
   }
 
   if (gpr_time_cmp(deadline, now) <= 0) {
     timer->triggered = 1;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void grpc_timer_cancel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_timer *timer) {
   shard_type *shard = &g_shards[shard_idx(timer)];
   gpr_mu_lock(&shard->mu);
   if (!timer->triggered) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED);
     timer->triggered = 1;
     if (timer->heap_index == INVALID_HEAP_INDEX) {
       list_remove(timer);
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static size_t pop_timers(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, shard_type *shard,
   grpc_timer *timer;
   gpr_mu_lock(&shard->mu);
   while ((timer = pop_one(shard, now))) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
     n++;
   }
   *new_min_deadline = compute_min_deadline(shard);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_uv.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_uv.c
index cfcb89268b..00b835ffb8 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_uv.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_uv.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void run_expired_timer(uv_timer_t *handle) {
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
   GPR_ASSERT(!timer->triggered);
   timer->triggered = 1;
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(&exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(&exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   stop_uv_timer(handle);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 }
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ void grpc_timer_init(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_timer *timer,
                      void *timer_cb_arg, gpr_timespec now) {
   uint64_t timeout;
   uv_timer_t *uv_timer;
-  grpc_closure_init(&timer->closure, timer_cb, timer_cb_arg);
+  grpc_closure_init(&timer->closure, timer_cb, timer_cb_arg,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   if (gpr_time_cmp(deadline, now) <= 0) {
     timer->triggered = 1;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     return;
   }
   timer->triggered = 0;
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ void grpc_timer_init(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_timer *timer,
 void grpc_timer_cancel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_timer *timer) {
   if (!timer->triggered) {
     timer->triggered = 1;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &timer->closure, GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED);
     stop_uv_timer((uv_timer_t *)timer->uv_timer);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.c
index 3c24ea9afa..dfbd295c91 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ grpc_udp_server *grpc_udp_server_create(void) {
 
 static void finish_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_udp_server *s) {
   if (s->shutdown_complete != NULL) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, s->shutdown_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, s->shutdown_complete, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 
   gpr_mu_destroy(&s->mu);
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ static void deactivated_all_ports(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_udp_server *s) {
     for (sp = s->head; sp; sp = sp->next) {
       grpc_unlink_if_unix_domain_socket(&sp->addr);
 
-      sp->destroyed_closure.cb = destroyed_port;
-      sp->destroyed_closure.cb_arg = s;
+      grpc_closure_init(&sp->destroyed_closure, destroyed_port, s,
+                        grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
       /* Call the orphan_cb to signal that the FD is about to be closed and
        * should no longer be used. */
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ void grpc_udp_server_start(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_udp_server *s,
     for (i = 0; i < pollset_count; i++) {
       grpc_pollset_add_fd(exec_ctx, pollsets[i], sp->emfd);
     }
-    sp->read_closure.cb = on_read;
-    sp->read_closure.cb_arg = sp;
+    grpc_closure_init(&sp->read_closure, on_read, sp,
+                      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     grpc_fd_notify_on_read(exec_ctx, sp->emfd, &sp->read_closure);
 
     s->active_ports++;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h
index 73d9849843..371b0f55dc 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h
@@ -72,17 +72,16 @@ grpc_workqueue *grpc_workqueue_ref(grpc_workqueue *workqueue);
 void grpc_workqueue_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue);
 #endif
 
-/** Add a work item to a workqueue. Items added to a work queue will be started
-    in approximately the order they were enqueued, on some thread that may or
-    may not be the current thread. Successive closures enqueued onto a workqueue
-    MAY be executed concurrently.
+/** Fetch the workqueue closure scheduler. Items added to a work queue will be
+    started in approximately the order they were enqueued, on some thread that
+    may or may not be the current thread. Successive closures enqueued onto a
+    workqueue MAY be executed concurrently.
 
     It is generally more expensive to add a closure to a workqueue than to the
     execution context, both in terms of CPU work and in execution latency.
 
     Use work queues when it's important that other threads be given a chance to
     tackle some workload. */
-void grpc_workqueue_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue,
-                            grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error);
+grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_workqueue_scheduler(grpc_workqueue *workqueue);
 
 #endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_WORKQUEUE_H */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_uv.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_uv.c
index e58ca476cc..4d61b40912 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_uv.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_uv.c
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ grpc_workqueue *grpc_workqueue_ref(grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
 void grpc_workqueue_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {}
 #endif
 
-void grpc_workqueue_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue,
-                            grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error) {
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, error, NULL);
+grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_workqueue_scheduler(grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
+  return grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx;
 }
 
 #endif /* GPR_UV */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c
index 5c93d3c59e..234b47cdf5 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ grpc_workqueue *grpc_workqueue_ref(grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
 void grpc_workqueue_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {}
 #endif
 
-void grpc_workqueue_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue,
-                            grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error) {
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, error, NULL);
+grpc_closure_scheduler *grpc_workqueue_scheduler(grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
+  return grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx;
 }
 
 #endif /* GPR_WINDOWS */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.c b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.c
index f41184f9f9..a8679d097d 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.c
@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@ static void md_only_test_get_request_metadata(
   if (c->is_async) {
     grpc_credentials_metadata_request *cb_arg =
         grpc_credentials_metadata_request_create(creds, cb, user_data);
-    grpc_executor_push(
-        grpc_closure_create(on_simulated_token_fetch_done, cb_arg),
-        GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx,
+                       grpc_closure_create(on_simulated_token_fetch_done,
+                                           cb_arg, grpc_executor_scheduler),
+                       GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   } else {
     cb(exec_ctx, user_data, c->md_store->entries, 1, GRPC_CREDENTIALS_OK, NULL);
   }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.c b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.c
index 190950619e..a098741b70 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.c
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ static int is_stack_running_on_compute_engine(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
   grpc_httpcli_get(
       exec_ctx, &context, &detector.pollent, resource_quota, &request,
       gpr_time_add(gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME), max_detection_delay),
-      grpc_closure_create(on_compute_engine_detection_http_response, &detector),
+      grpc_closure_create(on_compute_engine_detection_http_response, &detector,
+                          grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx),
       &detector.response);
   grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
 
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ static int is_stack_running_on_compute_engine(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
 
   grpc_httpcli_context_destroy(&context);
   grpc_closure_init(&destroy_closure, destroy_pollset,
-                    grpc_polling_entity_pollset(&detector.pollent));
+                    grpc_polling_entity_pollset(&detector.pollent),
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_pollset_shutdown(exec_ctx,
                         grpc_polling_entity_pollset(&detector.pollent),
                         &destroy_closure);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_verifier.c b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_verifier.c
index 71febc248a..2270be8f44 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_verifier.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_verifier.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/polling_entity.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/security/util/b64.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/slice/slice_internal.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/support/string.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/tsi/ssl_types.h"
 
 /* --- Utils. --- */
@@ -309,6 +310,17 @@ grpc_jwt_verifier_status grpc_jwt_claims_check(const grpc_jwt_claims *claims,
     return GRPC_JWT_VERIFIER_TIME_CONSTRAINT_FAILURE;
   }
 
+  /* This should be probably up to the upper layer to decide but let's harcode
+     the 99% use case here for email issuers, where the JWT must be self
+     issued. */
+  if (grpc_jwt_issuer_email_domain(claims->iss) != NULL &&
+      claims->sub != NULL && strcmp(claims->iss, claims->sub) != 0) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
+            "Email issuer (%s) cannot assert another subject (%s) than itself.",
+            claims->iss, claims->sub);
+    return GRPC_JWT_VERIFIER_BAD_SUBJECT;
+  }
+
   if (audience == NULL) {
     audience_ok = claims->aud == NULL;
   } else {
@@ -673,7 +685,7 @@ static void on_openid_config_retrieved(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *user_data,
   grpc_httpcli_get(
       exec_ctx, &ctx->verifier->http_ctx, &ctx->pollent, resource_quota, &req,
       gpr_time_add(gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME), grpc_jwt_verifier_max_delay),
-      grpc_closure_create(on_keys_retrieved, ctx),
+      grpc_closure_create(on_keys_retrieved, ctx, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx),
       &ctx->responses[HTTP_RESPONSE_KEYS]);
   grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
   grpc_json_destroy(json);
@@ -714,10 +726,26 @@ static void verifier_put_mapping(grpc_jwt_verifier *v, const char *email_domain,
   GPR_ASSERT(v->num_mappings <= v->allocated_mappings);
 }
 
+/* Very non-sophisticated way to detect an email address. Should be good
+   enough for now... */
+const char *grpc_jwt_issuer_email_domain(const char *issuer) {
+  const char *at_sign = strchr(issuer, '@');
+  if (at_sign == NULL) return NULL;
+  const char *email_domain = at_sign + 1;
+  if (*email_domain == '\0') return NULL;
+  const char *dot = strrchr(email_domain, '.');
+  if (dot == NULL || dot == email_domain) return email_domain;
+  GPR_ASSERT(dot > email_domain);
+  /* There may be a subdomain, we just want the domain. */
+  dot = gpr_memrchr(email_domain, '.', (size_t)(dot - email_domain));
+  if (dot == NULL) return email_domain;
+  return dot + 1;
+}
+
 /* Takes ownership of ctx. */
 static void retrieve_key_and_verify(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                     verifier_cb_ctx *ctx) {
-  const char *at_sign;
+  const char *email_domain;
   grpc_closure *http_cb;
   char *path_prefix = NULL;
   const char *iss;
@@ -742,13 +770,9 @@ static void retrieve_key_and_verify(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
      Nobody seems to implement the account/email/webfinger part 2. of the spec
      so we will rely instead on email/url mappings if we detect such an issuer.
      Part 4, on the other hand is implemented by both google and salesforce. */
-
-  /* Very non-sophisticated way to detect an email address. Should be good
-     enough for now... */
-  at_sign = strchr(iss, '@');
-  if (at_sign != NULL) {
+  email_domain = grpc_jwt_issuer_email_domain(iss);
+  if (email_domain != NULL) {
     email_key_mapping *mapping;
-    const char *email_domain = at_sign + 1;
     GPR_ASSERT(ctx->verifier != NULL);
     mapping = verifier_get_mapping(ctx->verifier, email_domain);
     if (mapping == NULL) {
@@ -763,7 +787,8 @@ static void retrieve_key_and_verify(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
       *(path_prefix++) = '\0';
       gpr_asprintf(&req.http.path, "/%s/%s", path_prefix, iss);
     }
-    http_cb = grpc_closure_create(on_keys_retrieved, ctx);
+    http_cb =
+        grpc_closure_create(on_keys_retrieved, ctx, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     rsp_idx = HTTP_RESPONSE_KEYS;
   } else {
     req.host = gpr_strdup(strstr(iss, "https://") == iss ? iss + 8 : iss);
@@ -775,7 +800,8 @@ static void retrieve_key_and_verify(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
       gpr_asprintf(&req.http.path, "/%s%s", path_prefix,
                    GRPC_OPENID_CONFIG_URL_SUFFIX);
     }
-    http_cb = grpc_closure_create(on_openid_config_retrieved, ctx);
+    http_cb = grpc_closure_create(on_openid_config_retrieved, ctx,
+                                  grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     rsp_idx = HTTP_RESPONSE_OPENID;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_verifier.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_verifier.h
index b79f411903..4fa320a415 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_verifier.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_verifier.h
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
 /* --- Constants. --- */
 
 #define GRPC_OPENID_CONFIG_URL_SUFFIX "/.well-known/openid-configuration"
-#define GRPC_GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNTS_EMAIL_DOMAIN \
-  "developer.gserviceaccount.com"
+#define GRPC_GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNTS_EMAIL_DOMAIN "gserviceaccount.com"
 #define GRPC_GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNTS_KEY_URL_PREFIX \
   "www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509"
 
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ typedef enum {
   GRPC_JWT_VERIFIER_BAD_AUDIENCE,
   GRPC_JWT_VERIFIER_KEY_RETRIEVAL_ERROR,
   GRPC_JWT_VERIFIER_TIME_CONSTRAINT_FAILURE,
+  GRPC_JWT_VERIFIER_BAD_SUBJECT,
   GRPC_JWT_VERIFIER_GENERIC_ERROR
 } grpc_jwt_verifier_status;
 
@@ -134,5 +134,6 @@ grpc_jwt_claims *grpc_jwt_claims_from_json(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                            grpc_json *json, grpc_slice buffer);
 grpc_jwt_verifier_status grpc_jwt_claims_check(const grpc_jwt_claims *claims,
                                                const char *audience);
+const char *grpc_jwt_issuer_email_domain(const char *issuer);
 
 #endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_SECURITY_CREDENTIALS_JWT_JWT_VERIFIER_H */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.c b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.c
index cbcd74958c..1b0e43a1e4 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.c
@@ -313,9 +313,11 @@ static void compute_engine_fetch_oauth2(
      extreme memory pressure. */
   grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota =
       grpc_resource_quota_create("oauth2_credentials");
-  grpc_httpcli_get(exec_ctx, httpcli_context, pollent, resource_quota, &request,
-                   deadline, grpc_closure_create(response_cb, metadata_req),
-                   &metadata_req->response);
+  grpc_httpcli_get(
+      exec_ctx, httpcli_context, pollent, resource_quota, &request, deadline,
+      grpc_closure_create(response_cb, metadata_req, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx),
+
+      &metadata_req->response);
   grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
 }
 
@@ -370,10 +372,11 @@ static void refresh_token_fetch_oauth2(
      extreme memory pressure. */
   grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota =
       grpc_resource_quota_create("oauth2_credentials_refresh");
-  grpc_httpcli_post(exec_ctx, httpcli_context, pollent, resource_quota,
-                    &request, body, strlen(body), deadline,
-                    grpc_closure_create(response_cb, metadata_req),
-                    &metadata_req->response);
+  grpc_httpcli_post(
+      exec_ctx, httpcli_context, pollent, resource_quota, &request, body,
+      strlen(body), deadline,
+      grpc_closure_create(response_cb, metadata_req, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx),
+      &metadata_req->response);
   grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
   gpr_free(body);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/transport/secure_endpoint.c b/src/core/lib/security/transport/secure_endpoint.c
index 2906621a19..18a7a6f7e7 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/transport/secure_endpoint.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/transport/secure_endpoint.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void call_read_cb(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, secure_endpoint *ep,
     }
   }
   ep->read_buffer = NULL;
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, ep->read_cb, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, ep->read_cb, error);
   SECURE_ENDPOINT_UNREF(exec_ctx, ep, "read");
 }
 
@@ -330,10 +330,9 @@ static void endpoint_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *secure_ep,
   if (result != TSI_OK) {
     /* TODO(yangg) do different things according to the error type? */
     grpc_slice_buffer_reset_and_unref_internal(exec_ctx, &ep->output_buffer);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+    grpc_closure_sched(
         exec_ctx, cb,
-        grpc_set_tsi_error_result(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Wrap failed"), result),
-        NULL);
+        grpc_set_tsi_error_result(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Wrap failed"), result));
     GPR_TIMER_END("secure_endpoint.endpoint_write", 0);
     return;
   }
@@ -418,7 +417,7 @@ grpc_endpoint *grpc_secure_endpoint_create(
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&ep->output_buffer);
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&ep->source_buffer);
   ep->read_buffer = NULL;
-  grpc_closure_init(&ep->on_read, on_read, ep);
+  grpc_closure_init(&ep->on_read, on_read, ep, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   gpr_mu_init(&ep->protector_mu);
   gpr_ref_init(&ep->ref, 1);
   return &ep->base;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_connector.c b/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_connector.c
index f0e835929a..b09127811b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_connector.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_connector.c
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ void grpc_security_connector_check_peer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                         grpc_auth_context **auth_context,
                                         grpc_closure *on_peer_checked) {
   if (sc == NULL) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(
+    grpc_closure_sched(
         exec_ctx, on_peer_checked,
-        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("cannot check peer -- no security connector"), NULL);
+        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("cannot check peer -- no security connector"));
     tsi_peer_destruct(&peer);
   } else {
     sc->vtable->check_peer(exec_ctx, sc, peer, auth_context, on_peer_checked);
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static void fake_check_peer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
       GRPC_FAKE_TRANSPORT_SECURITY_TYPE);
 
 end:
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, on_peer_checked, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, on_peer_checked, error);
   tsi_peer_destruct(&peer);
 }
 
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static void ssl_channel_check_peer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                              ? c->overridden_target_name
                                              : c->target_name,
                                      &peer, auth_context);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, on_peer_checked, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, on_peer_checked, error);
   tsi_peer_destruct(&peer);
 }
 
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ static void ssl_server_check_peer(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                   grpc_closure *on_peer_checked) {
   grpc_error *error = ssl_check_peer(sc, NULL, &peer, auth_context);
   tsi_peer_destruct(&peer);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, on_peer_checked, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, on_peer_checked, error);
 }
 
 static void add_shallow_auth_property_to_peer(tsi_peer *peer,
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_handshaker.c b/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_handshaker.c
index 7c2f63d1cc..e886cc59a0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_handshaker.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_handshaker.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void security_handshake_failed_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     h->shutdown = true;
   }
   // Invoke callback.
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, h->on_handshake_done, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, h->on_handshake_done, error);
 }
 
 static void on_peer_checked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void on_peer_checked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
       grpc_channel_args_copy_and_add(tmp_args, &auth_context_arg, 1);
   grpc_channel_args_destroy(exec_ctx, tmp_args);
   // Invoke callback.
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, h->on_handshake_done, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, h->on_handshake_done, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   // Set shutdown to true so that subsequent calls to
   // security_handshaker_shutdown() do nothing.
   h->shutdown = true;
@@ -394,10 +394,13 @@ static grpc_handshaker *security_handshaker_create(
   h->handshake_buffer_size = GRPC_INITIAL_HANDSHAKE_BUFFER_SIZE;
   h->handshake_buffer = gpr_malloc(h->handshake_buffer_size);
   grpc_closure_init(&h->on_handshake_data_sent_to_peer,
-                    on_handshake_data_sent_to_peer, h);
+                    on_handshake_data_sent_to_peer, h,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_closure_init(&h->on_handshake_data_received_from_peer,
-                    on_handshake_data_received_from_peer, h);
-  grpc_closure_init(&h->on_peer_checked, on_peer_checked, h);
+                    on_handshake_data_received_from_peer, h,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  grpc_closure_init(&h->on_peer_checked, on_peer_checked, h,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&h->left_overs);
   grpc_slice_buffer_init(&h->outgoing);
   return &h->base;
@@ -420,9 +423,8 @@ static void fail_handshaker_do_handshake(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                          grpc_tcp_server_acceptor *acceptor,
                                          grpc_closure *on_handshake_done,
                                          grpc_handshaker_args *args) {
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, on_handshake_done,
-                      GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Failed to create security handshaker"),
-                      NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, on_handshake_done,
+                     GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Failed to create security handshaker"));
 }
 
 static const grpc_handshaker_vtable fail_handshaker_vtable = {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/transport/server_auth_filter.c b/src/core/lib/security/transport/server_auth_filter.c
index b68650f2fc..8eb84ed3e4 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/transport/server_auth_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/transport/server_auth_filter.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static void on_md_processing_done(
       grpc_slice_unref_internal(&exec_ctx, calld->md.metadata[i].value);
     }
     grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&calld->md);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(&exec_ctx, calld->on_done_recv, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(&exec_ctx, calld->on_done_recv, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   } else {
     grpc_slice message;
     grpc_transport_stream_op *close_op = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*close_op));
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ static void on_md_processing_done(
       calld->transport_op->send_message = NULL;
     }
     calld->transport_op->send_trailing_metadata = NULL;
-    close_op->on_complete = grpc_closure_create(destroy_op, close_op);
+    close_op->on_complete =
+        grpc_closure_create(destroy_op, close_op, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     grpc_transport_stream_op_add_close(&exec_ctx, close_op, status, &message);
     grpc_call_next_op(&exec_ctx, elem, close_op);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(&exec_ctx, calld->on_done_recv,
-                        grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE(error_details),
-                                           GRPC_ERROR_INT_GRPC_STATUS, status),
-                        NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(&exec_ctx, calld->on_done_recv,
+                       grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE(error_details),
+                                          GRPC_ERROR_INT_GRPC_STATUS, status));
   }
 
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ static void auth_on_recv(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *user_data,
       return;
     }
   }
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, calld->on_done_recv, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error),
-                      NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, calld->on_done_recv, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
 }
 
 static void set_recv_ops_md_callbacks(grpc_call_element *elem,
@@ -218,7 +217,8 @@ static grpc_error *init_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
 
   /* initialize members */
   memset(calld, 0, sizeof(*calld));
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->auth_on_recv, auth_on_recv, elem);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->auth_on_recv, auth_on_recv, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
   if (args->context[GRPC_CONTEXT_SECURITY].value != NULL) {
     args->context[GRPC_CONTEXT_SECURITY].destroy(
diff --git a/src/core/lib/support/string.c b/src/core/lib/support/string.c
index 0dc55c2ca3..d20b86f7cf 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/support/string.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/support/string.c
@@ -301,3 +301,15 @@ void gpr_string_split(const char *input, const char *sep, char ***strs,
   }
   add_string_to_split(input, input + strlen(input), strs, nstrs, &capstrs);
 }
+
+void *gpr_memrchr(const void *s, int c, size_t n) {
+  if (s == NULL) return NULL;
+  char *b = (char *)s;
+  size_t i;
+  for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    if (b[n - i - 1] == c) {
+      return &b[n - i - 1];
+    }
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/lib/support/string.h b/src/core/lib/support/string.h
index 43ab4dc1be..c7fb0dbd14 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/support/string.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/support/string.h
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ char *gpr_strvec_flatten(gpr_strvec *strs, size_t *total_length);
     lower(a)==lower(b), >0 if lower(a)>lower(b) */
 int gpr_stricmp(const char *a, const char *b);
 
+void *gpr_memrchr(const void *s, int c, size_t n);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/call.c b/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
index 366dd98279..ed186271e7 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
@@ -730,7 +730,8 @@ static void send_cancel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *tcp, grpc_error *error) {
   memset(&tc->op, 0, sizeof(tc->op));
   tc->op.cancel_error = tc->error;
   /* reuse closure to catch completion */
-  grpc_closure_init(&tc->closure, done_termination, tc);
+  grpc_closure_init(&tc->closure, done_termination, tc,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   tc->op.on_complete = &tc->closure;
   execute_op(exec_ctx, tc->call, &tc->op);
 }
@@ -740,7 +741,8 @@ static void send_close(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *tcp, grpc_error *error) {
   memset(&tc->op, 0, sizeof(tc->op));
   tc->op.close_error = tc->error;
   /* reuse closure to catch completion */
-  grpc_closure_init(&tc->closure, done_termination, tc);
+  grpc_closure_init(&tc->closure, done_termination, tc,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   tc->op.on_complete = &tc->closure;
   execute_op(exec_ctx, tc->call, &tc->op);
 }
@@ -751,13 +753,13 @@ static grpc_call_error terminate_with_status(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                         tc->error);
 
   if (tc->type == TC_CANCEL) {
-    grpc_closure_init(&tc->closure, send_cancel, tc);
+    grpc_closure_init(&tc->closure, send_cancel, tc, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_REF(tc->call, "cancel");
   } else if (tc->type == TC_CLOSE) {
-    grpc_closure_init(&tc->closure, send_close, tc);
+    grpc_closure_init(&tc->closure, send_close, tc, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_REF(tc->call, "close");
   }
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &tc->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &tc->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   return GRPC_CALL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1089,8 +1091,8 @@ static void process_data_after_md(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     } else {
       *call->receiving_buffer = grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(NULL, 0);
     }
-    grpc_closure_init(&call->receiving_slice_ready, receiving_slice_ready,
-                      bctl);
+    grpc_closure_init(&call->receiving_slice_ready, receiving_slice_ready, bctl,
+                      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     continue_receiving_slices(exec_ctx, bctl);
   }
 }
@@ -1205,9 +1207,10 @@ static void receiving_initial_metadata_ready(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   call->has_initial_md_been_received = true;
   if (call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_bctlp != NULL) {
     grpc_closure *saved_rsr_closure = grpc_closure_create(
-        receiving_stream_ready, call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_bctlp);
+        receiving_stream_ready, call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_bctlp,
+        grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_bctlp = NULL;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, saved_rsr_closure, error, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, saved_rsr_closure, error);
   }
 
   gpr_mu_unlock(&call->mu);
@@ -1510,7 +1513,8 @@ static grpc_call_error call_start_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
         call->received_initial_metadata = 1;
         call->buffered_metadata[0] = op->data.recv_initial_metadata;
         grpc_closure_init(&call->receiving_initial_metadata_ready,
-                          receiving_initial_metadata_ready, bctl);
+                          receiving_initial_metadata_ready, bctl,
+                          grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
         bctl->recv_initial_metadata = 1;
         stream_op->recv_initial_metadata =
             &call->metadata_batch[1 /* is_receiving */][0 /* is_trailing */];
@@ -1533,7 +1537,7 @@ static grpc_call_error call_start_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
         call->receiving_buffer = op->data.recv_message;
         stream_op->recv_message = &call->receiving_stream;
         grpc_closure_init(&call->receiving_stream_ready, receiving_stream_ready,
-                          bctl);
+                          bctl, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
         stream_op->recv_message_ready = &call->receiving_stream_ready;
         num_completion_callbacks_needed++;
         break;
@@ -1596,7 +1600,8 @@ static grpc_call_error call_start_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   gpr_ref_init(&bctl->steps_to_complete, num_completion_callbacks_needed);
 
   stream_op->context = call->context;
-  grpc_closure_init(&bctl->finish_batch, finish_batch, bctl);
+  grpc_closure_init(&bctl->finish_batch, finish_batch, bctl,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   stream_op->on_complete = &bctl->finish_batch;
   gpr_mu_unlock(&call->mu);
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/channel_ping.c b/src/core/lib/surface/channel_ping.c
index 0d2f01a649..e68febdddf 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/channel_ping.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/channel_ping.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void grpc_channel_ping(grpc_channel *channel, grpc_completion_queue *cq,
   GPR_ASSERT(reserved == NULL);
   pr->tag = tag;
   pr->cq = cq;
-  grpc_closure_init(&pr->closure, ping_done, pr);
+  grpc_closure_init(&pr->closure, ping_done, pr, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   op->send_ping = &pr->closure;
   op->bind_pollset = grpc_cq_pollset(cq);
   grpc_cq_begin_op(cq, tag);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/completion_queue.c b/src/core/lib/surface/completion_queue.c
index 184c1a1a16..4613c9021e 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/completion_queue.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/completion_queue.c
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ grpc_completion_queue *grpc_completion_queue_create(void *reserved) {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
   cc->outstanding_tag_count = 0;
 #endif
-  grpc_closure_init(&cc->pollset_shutdown_done, on_pollset_shutdown_done, cc);
+  grpc_closure_init(&cc->pollset_shutdown_done, on_pollset_shutdown_done, cc,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
   GPR_TIMER_END("grpc_completion_queue_create", 0);
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/lame_client.c b/src/core/lib/surface/lame_client.c
index 0055808ccf..48de0e1d5b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/lame_client.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/lame_client.c
@@ -107,16 +107,16 @@ static void lame_start_transport_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   if (op->on_connectivity_state_change) {
     GPR_ASSERT(*op->connectivity_state != GRPC_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN);
     *op->connectivity_state = GRPC_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN;
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, op->on_connectivity_state_change,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, op->on_connectivity_state_change,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
   if (op->send_ping != NULL) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, op->send_ping,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("lame client channel"), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, op->send_ping,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("lame client channel"));
   }
   GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(op->disconnect_with_error);
   if (op->on_consumed != NULL) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, op->on_consumed, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, op->on_consumed, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/server.c b/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
index 5c83269aad..7af951f2a0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ static void shutdown_cleanup(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
 static void send_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_channel *channel,
                           int send_goaway, grpc_error *send_disconnect) {
   struct shutdown_cleanup_args *sc = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*sc));
-  grpc_closure_init(&sc->closure, shutdown_cleanup, sc);
+  grpc_closure_init(&sc->closure, shutdown_cleanup, sc,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_transport_op *op = grpc_make_transport_op(&sc->closure);
   grpc_channel_element *elem;
 
@@ -350,9 +351,9 @@ static void request_matcher_zombify_all_pending_calls(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
     grpc_closure_init(
         &calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie,
-        grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(calld->call), 0));
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE,
-                        NULL);
+        grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(calld->call), 0),
+        grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 }
 
@@ -444,8 +445,8 @@ static void destroy_channel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, channel_data *chand,
   orphan_channel(chand);
   server_ref(chand->server);
   maybe_finish_shutdown(exec_ctx, chand->server);
-  chand->finish_destroy_channel_closure.cb = finish_destroy_channel;
-  chand->finish_destroy_channel_closure.cb_arg = chand;
+  grpc_closure_init(&chand->finish_destroy_channel_closure,
+                    finish_destroy_channel, chand, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
   if (grpc_server_channel_trace && error != GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
     const char *msg = grpc_error_string(error);
@@ -536,8 +537,9 @@ static void publish_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
     gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
     grpc_closure_init(
         &calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie,
-        grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(calld->call), 0));
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, error, NULL);
+        grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(calld->call), 0),
+        grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, error);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -581,9 +583,9 @@ static void finish_start_new_rpc(
     gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
     calld->state = ZOMBIED;
     gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
-    grpc_closure_init(&calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie, elem);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE,
-                        NULL);
+    grpc_closure_init(&calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie, elem,
+                      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -598,7 +600,8 @@ static void finish_start_new_rpc(
       memset(&op, 0, sizeof(op));
       op.op = GRPC_OP_RECV_MESSAGE;
       op.data.recv_message = &calld->payload;
-      grpc_closure_init(&calld->publish, publish_new_rpc, elem);
+      grpc_closure_init(&calld->publish, publish_new_rpc, elem,
+                        grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
       grpc_call_start_batch_and_execute(exec_ctx, calld->call, &op, 1,
                                         &calld->publish);
       break;
@@ -807,9 +810,10 @@ static void got_initial_metadata(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *ptr,
     if (calld->state == NOT_STARTED) {
       calld->state = ZOMBIED;
       gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
-      grpc_closure_init(&calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie, elem);
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure,
-                          GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_init(&calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie, elem,
+                        grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     } else if (calld->state == PENDING) {
       calld->state = ZOMBIED;
       gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
@@ -845,7 +849,8 @@ static void accept_stream(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *cd,
   memset(&op, 0, sizeof(op));
   op.op = GRPC_OP_RECV_INITIAL_METADATA;
   op.data.recv_initial_metadata = &calld->initial_metadata;
-  grpc_closure_init(&calld->got_initial_metadata, got_initial_metadata, elem);
+  grpc_closure_init(&calld->got_initial_metadata, got_initial_metadata, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_call_start_batch_and_execute(exec_ctx, call, &op, 1,
                                     &calld->got_initial_metadata);
 }
@@ -881,7 +886,8 @@ static grpc_error *init_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   gpr_mu_init(&calld->mu_state);
 
   grpc_closure_init(&calld->server_on_recv_initial_metadata,
-                    server_on_recv_initial_metadata, elem);
+                    server_on_recv_initial_metadata, elem,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
   server_ref(chand->server);
   return GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
@@ -920,7 +926,8 @@ static grpc_error *init_channel_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   chand->registered_methods = NULL;
   chand->connectivity_state = GRPC_CHANNEL_IDLE;
   grpc_closure_init(&chand->channel_connectivity_changed,
-                    channel_connectivity_changed, chand);
+                    channel_connectivity_changed, chand,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   return GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -1278,7 +1285,8 @@ void grpc_server_shutdown_and_notify(grpc_server *server,
 
   /* Shutdown listeners */
   for (l = server->listeners; l; l = l->next) {
-    grpc_closure_init(&l->destroy_done, listener_destroy_done, server);
+    grpc_closure_init(&l->destroy_done, listener_destroy_done, server,
+                      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
     l->destroy(&exec_ctx, server, l->arg, &l->destroy_done);
   }
 
@@ -1384,9 +1392,10 @@ static grpc_call_error queue_call_request(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
         gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
         grpc_closure_init(
             &calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie,
-            grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(calld->call), 0));
-        grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure,
-                            GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+            grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(calld->call), 0),
+            grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+        grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure,
+                           GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
       } else {
         GPR_ASSERT(calld->state == PENDING);
         calld->state = ACTIVATED;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/validate_metadata.c b/src/core/lib/surface/validate_metadata.c
index c9ff30bf8a..4201192e7a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/validate_metadata.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/validate_metadata.c
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ int grpc_header_key_is_legal(grpc_slice slice) {
       0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x60, 0xff, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
       0x80, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
       0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
-  return GRPC_SLICE_LENGTH(slice) != 0 && conforms_to(slice, legal_header_bits);
+  if (GRPC_SLICE_LENGTH(slice) == 0 || GRPC_SLICE_START_PTR(slice)[0] == ':') {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  return conforms_to(slice, legal_header_bits);
 }
 
 int grpc_header_nonbin_value_is_legal(grpc_slice slice) {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.c b/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.c
index 4f49d7cf7d..c656d93740 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void grpc_connectivity_state_destroy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     } else {
       error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Shutdown connectivity owner");
     }
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, w->notify, error, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, w->notify, error);
     gpr_free(w);
   }
   GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(tracker->current_error);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ bool grpc_connectivity_state_notify_on_state_change(
   if (current == NULL) {
     grpc_connectivity_state_watcher *w = tracker->watchers;
     if (w != NULL && w->notify == notify) {
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, notify, GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED, NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, notify, GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED);
       tracker->watchers = w->next;
       gpr_free(w);
       return false;
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ bool grpc_connectivity_state_notify_on_state_change(
     while (w != NULL) {
       grpc_connectivity_state_watcher *rm_candidate = w->next;
       if (rm_candidate != NULL && rm_candidate->notify == notify) {
-        grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, notify, GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED, NULL);
+        grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, notify, GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED);
         w->next = w->next->next;
         gpr_free(rm_candidate);
         return false;
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ bool grpc_connectivity_state_notify_on_state_change(
   } else {
     if (tracker->current_state != *current) {
       *current = tracker->current_state;
-      grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, notify,
-                          GRPC_ERROR_REF(tracker->current_error), NULL);
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, notify,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_REF(tracker->current_error));
     } else {
       grpc_connectivity_state_watcher *w = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*w));
       w->current = current;
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ void grpc_connectivity_state_set(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
       gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "NOTIFY: %p %s: %p", tracker, tracker->name,
               w->notify);
     }
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, w->notify,
-                        GRPC_ERROR_REF(tracker->current_error), NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, w->notify,
+                       GRPC_ERROR_REF(tracker->current_error));
     gpr_free(w);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/transport/transport.c b/src/core/lib/transport/transport.c
index 9ccd7daf45..8f9e6ca4ed 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/transport/transport.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/transport/transport.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void grpc_stream_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                        grpc_stream_refcount *refcount) {
 #endif
   if (gpr_unref(&refcount->refs)) {
-    grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, &refcount->destroy, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
+    grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, &refcount->destroy, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void grpc_stream_ref_init(grpc_stream_refcount *refcount, int initial_refs,
                           grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void *cb_arg) {
 #endif
   gpr_ref_init(&refcount->refs, initial_refs);
-  grpc_closure_init(&refcount->destroy, cb, cb_arg);
+  grpc_closure_init(&refcount->destroy, cb, cb_arg, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 }
 
 static void move64(uint64_t *from, uint64_t *to) {
@@ -169,11 +169,10 @@ grpc_endpoint *grpc_transport_get_endpoint(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
 void grpc_transport_stream_op_finish_with_failure(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                                   grpc_transport_stream_op *op,
                                                   grpc_error *error) {
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, op->recv_message_ready, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error),
-                      NULL);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, op->recv_initial_metadata_ready,
-                      GRPC_ERROR_REF(error), NULL);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, op->on_complete, error, NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, op->recv_message_ready, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, op->recv_initial_metadata_ready,
+                     GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, op->on_complete, error);
 }
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -197,7 +196,8 @@ static void add_error(grpc_transport_stream_op *op, grpc_error **which,
   cmd = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*cmd));
   cmd->error = error;
   cmd->then_call = op->on_complete;
-  grpc_closure_init(&cmd->closure, free_message, cmd);
+  grpc_closure_init(&cmd->closure, free_message, cmd,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   op->on_complete = &cmd->closure;
   *which = error;
 }
@@ -271,14 +271,14 @@ typedef struct {
 static void destroy_made_transport_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
                                       grpc_error *error) {
   made_transport_op *op = arg;
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, op->inner_on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error),
-                      NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, op->inner_on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
   gpr_free(op);
 }
 
 grpc_transport_op *grpc_make_transport_op(grpc_closure *on_complete) {
   made_transport_op *op = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*op));
-  grpc_closure_init(&op->outer_on_complete, destroy_made_transport_op, op);
+  grpc_closure_init(&op->outer_on_complete, destroy_made_transport_op, op,
+                    grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   op->inner_on_complete = on_complete;
   memset(&op->op, 0, sizeof(op->op));
   op->op.on_consumed = &op->outer_on_complete;
@@ -294,8 +294,7 @@ typedef struct {
 static void destroy_made_transport_stream_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
                                              grpc_error *error) {
   made_transport_stream_op *op = arg;
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, op->inner_on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error),
-                      NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, op->inner_on_complete, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
   gpr_free(op);
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ grpc_transport_stream_op *grpc_make_transport_stream_op(
     grpc_closure *on_complete) {
   made_transport_stream_op *op = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*op));
   grpc_closure_init(&op->outer_on_complete, destroy_made_transport_stream_op,
-                    op);
+                    op, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   op->inner_on_complete = on_complete;
   memset(&op->op, 0, sizeof(op->op));
   op->op.on_complete = &op->outer_on_complete;
diff --git a/src/php/lib/Grpc/AbstractCall.php b/src/php/lib/Grpc/AbstractCall.php
index c4d56790f7..9f0b02b8bb 100644
--- a/src/php/lib/Grpc/AbstractCall.php
+++ b/src/php/lib/Grpc/AbstractCall.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ abstract class AbstractCall
         Channel $channel,
         $method,
         $deserialize,
-        $options = []
+        array $options = []
     ) {
         if (array_key_exists('timeout', $options) &&
             is_numeric($timeout = $options['timeout'])
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ abstract class AbstractCall
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return mixed The metadata sent by the server.
+     * @return mixed The metadata sent by the server
      */
     public function getMetadata()
     {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ abstract class AbstractCall
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return mixed The trailing metadata sent by the server.
+     * @return mixed The trailing metadata sent by the server
      */
     public function getTrailingMetadata()
     {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ abstract class AbstractCall
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return string The URI of the endpoint.
+     * @return string The URI of the endpoint
      */
     public function getPeer()
     {
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ abstract class AbstractCall
     /**
      * Set the CallCredentials for the underlying Call.
      *
-     * @param CallCredentials $call_credentials The CallCredentials
-     *                                          object
+     * @param CallCredentials $call_credentials The CallCredentials object
      */
     public function setCallCredentials($call_credentials)
     {
diff --git a/src/php/lib/Grpc/BaseStub.php b/src/php/lib/Grpc/BaseStub.php
index d0baeae955..aec60af094 100644
--- a/src/php/lib/Grpc/BaseStub.php
+++ b/src/php/lib/Grpc/BaseStub.php
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ class BaseStub
     private $update_metadata;
 
     /**
-     * @param $hostname string
-     * @param $opts array
+     * @param string  $hostname
+     * @param array   $opts
      *  - 'update_metadata': (optional) a callback function which takes in a
      * metadata array, and returns an updated metadata array
      *  - 'grpc.primary_user_agent': (optional) a user-agent string
-     * @param $channel Channel An already created Channel object
+     * @param Channel $channel An already created Channel object (optional)
      */
-    public function __construct($hostname, $opts, $channel = null)
+    public function __construct($hostname, $opts, Channel $channel = null)
     {
         $ssl_roots = file_get_contents(
             dirname(__FILE__).'/../../../../etc/roots.pem');
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class BaseStub
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return string The URI of the endpoint.
+     * @return string The URI of the endpoint
      */
     public function getTarget()
     {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class BaseStub
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param $try_to_connect bool
+     * @param bool $try_to_connect (optional)
      *
      * @return int The grpc connectivity state
      */
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ class BaseStub
         return $this->_checkConnectivityState($new_state);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param $new_state Connect state
+     *
+     * @return bool true if state is CHANNEL_READY
+     * @throw Exception if state is CHANNEL_FATAL_FAILURE
+     */
     private function _checkConnectivityState($new_state)
     {
         if ($new_state == \Grpc\CHANNEL_READY) {
@@ -167,6 +173,10 @@ class BaseStub
 
     /**
      * constructs the auth uri for the jwt.
+     *
+     * @param string $method The method string
+     *
+     * @return string The URL string
      */
     private function _get_jwt_aud_uri($method)
     {
@@ -191,7 +201,7 @@ class BaseStub
      *
      * @param array $metadata The metadata map
      *
-     * @return $metadata Validated and key-normalized metadata map
+     * @return array $metadata Validated and key-normalized metadata map
      * @throw InvalidArgumentException if key contains invalid characters
      */
     private function _validate_and_normalize_metadata($metadata)
@@ -220,14 +230,16 @@ class BaseStub
      * @param mixed    $argument    The argument to the method
      * @param callable $deserialize A function that deserializes the response
      * @param array    $metadata    A metadata map to send to the server
+     *                              (optional)
+     * @param array    $options     An array of options (optional)
      *
      * @return SimpleSurfaceActiveCall The active call object
      */
     public function _simpleRequest($method,
                                    $argument,
                                    $deserialize,
-                                   $metadata = [],
-                                   $options = [])
+                                   array $metadata = [],
+                                   array $options = [])
     {
         $call = new UnaryCall($this->channel,
                               $method,
@@ -251,17 +263,17 @@ class BaseStub
      * output.
      *
      * @param string   $method      The name of the method to call
-     * @param array    $arguments   An array or Traversable of arguments to stream to the
-     *                              server
      * @param callable $deserialize A function that deserializes the response
      * @param array    $metadata    A metadata map to send to the server
+     *                              (optional)
+     * @param array    $options     An array of options (optional)
      *
      * @return ClientStreamingSurfaceActiveCall The active call object
      */
     public function _clientStreamRequest($method,
                                          callable $deserialize,
-                                         $metadata = [],
-                                         $options = [])
+                                         array $metadata = [],
+                                         array $options = [])
     {
         $call = new ClientStreamingCall($this->channel,
                                         $method,
@@ -281,21 +293,23 @@ class BaseStub
     }
 
     /**
-     * Call a remote method that takes a single argument and returns a stream of
-     * responses.
+     * Call a remote method that takes a single argument and returns a stream
+     * of responses.
      *
      * @param string   $method      The name of the method to call
      * @param mixed    $argument    The argument to the method
      * @param callable $deserialize A function that deserializes the responses
      * @param array    $metadata    A metadata map to send to the server
+     *                              (optional)
+     * @param array    $options     An array of options (optional)
      *
      * @return ServerStreamingSurfaceActiveCall The active call object
      */
     public function _serverStreamRequest($method,
                                          $argument,
                                          callable $deserialize,
-                                         $metadata = [],
-                                         $options = [])
+                                         array $metadata = [],
+                                         array $options = [])
     {
         $call = new ServerStreamingCall($this->channel,
                                         $method,
@@ -320,13 +334,15 @@ class BaseStub
      * @param string   $method      The name of the method to call
      * @param callable $deserialize A function that deserializes the responses
      * @param array    $metadata    A metadata map to send to the server
+     *                              (optional)
+     * @param array    $options     An array of options (optional)
      *
      * @return BidiStreamingSurfaceActiveCall The active call object
      */
     public function _bidiRequest($method,
                                  callable $deserialize,
-                                 $metadata = [],
-                                 $options = [])
+                                 array $metadata = [],
+                                 array $options = [])
     {
         $call = new BidiStreamingCall($this->channel,
                                       $method,
diff --git a/src/php/lib/Grpc/BidiStreamingCall.php b/src/php/lib/Grpc/BidiStreamingCall.php
index f0e1e811de..b03bbd204f 100644
--- a/src/php/lib/Grpc/BidiStreamingCall.php
+++ b/src/php/lib/Grpc/BidiStreamingCall.php
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 namespace Grpc;
 
 /**
- * Represents an active call that allows for sending and recieving messages in
- * streams in any order.
+ * Represents an active call that allows for sending and recieving messages
+ * in streams in any order.
  */
 class BidiStreamingCall extends AbstractCall
 {
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class BidiStreamingCall extends AbstractCall
      * Start the call.
      *
      * @param array $metadata Metadata to send with the call, if applicable
+     *                        (optional)
      */
     public function start(array $metadata = [])
     {
@@ -76,10 +77,10 @@ class BidiStreamingCall extends AbstractCall
      * writesDone is called.
      *
      * @param ByteBuffer $data    The data to write
-     * @param array      $options an array of options, possible keys:
-     *                            'flags' => a number
+     * @param array      $options An array of options, possible keys:
+     *                            'flags' => a number (optional)
      */
-    public function write($data, $options = [])
+    public function write($data, array $options = [])
     {
         $message_array = ['message' => $this->serializeMessage($data)];
         if (array_key_exists('flags', $options)) {
@@ -103,8 +104,8 @@ class BidiStreamingCall extends AbstractCall
     /**
      * Wait for the server to send the status, and return it.
      *
-     * @return \stdClass The status object, with integer $code, string $details,
-     *                   and array $metadata members
+     * @return \stdClass The status object, with integer $code, string
+     *                   $details, and array $metadata members
      */
     public function getStatus()
     {
diff --git a/src/php/lib/Grpc/ClientStreamingCall.php b/src/php/lib/Grpc/ClientStreamingCall.php
index 20db809ea3..c542f08872 100644
--- a/src/php/lib/Grpc/ClientStreamingCall.php
+++ b/src/php/lib/Grpc/ClientStreamingCall.php
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 namespace Grpc;
 
 /**
- * Represents an active call that sends a stream of messages and then gets a
- * single response.
+ * Represents an active call that sends a stream of messages and then gets
+ * a single response.
  */
 class ClientStreamingCall extends AbstractCall
 {
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ class ClientStreamingCall extends AbstractCall
      * Start the call.
      *
      * @param array $metadata Metadata to send with the call, if applicable
+     *                        (optional)
      */
-    public function start($metadata = [])
+    public function start(array $metadata = [])
     {
         $this->call->startBatch([
             OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA => $metadata,
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@ class ClientStreamingCall extends AbstractCall
      * wait is called.
      *
      * @param ByteBuffer $data    The data to write
-     * @param array      $options an array of options, possible keys:
-     *                            'flags' => a number
+     * @param array      $options An array of options, possible keys:
+     *                            'flags' => a number (optional)
      */
     public function write($data, array $options = [])
     {
diff --git a/src/php/lib/Grpc/ServerStreamingCall.php b/src/php/lib/Grpc/ServerStreamingCall.php
index 5aeeafa94a..406512bf57 100644
--- a/src/php/lib/Grpc/ServerStreamingCall.php
+++ b/src/php/lib/Grpc/ServerStreamingCall.php
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 namespace Grpc;
 
 /**
- * Represents an active call that sends a single message and then gets a stream
- * of responses.
+ * Represents an active call that sends a single message and then gets a
+ * stream of responses.
  */
 class ServerStreamingCall extends AbstractCall
 {
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ class ServerStreamingCall extends AbstractCall
      *
      * @param mixed $data     The data to send
      * @param array $metadata Metadata to send with the call, if applicable
-     * @param array $options  an array of options, possible keys:
-     *                        'flags' => a number
+     *                        (optional)
+     * @param array $options  An array of options, possible keys:
+     *                        'flags' => a number (optional)
      */
-    public function start($data, $metadata = [], $options = [])
+    public function start($data, array $metadata = [], array $options = [])
     {
         $message_array = ['message' => $this->serializeMessage($data)];
         if (array_key_exists('flags', $options)) {
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ class ServerStreamingCall extends AbstractCall
     /**
      * Wait for the server to send the status, and return it.
      *
-     * @return \stdClass The status object, with integer $code, string $details,
-     *                   and array $metadata members
+     * @return \stdClass The status object, with integer $code, string
+     *                   $details, and array $metadata members
      */
     public function getStatus()
     {
diff --git a/src/php/lib/Grpc/UnaryCall.php b/src/php/lib/Grpc/UnaryCall.php
index e8eb6487a8..3c1cb158ea 100644
--- a/src/php/lib/Grpc/UnaryCall.php
+++ b/src/php/lib/Grpc/UnaryCall.php
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 namespace Grpc;
 
 /**
- * Represents an active call that sends a single message and then gets a single
- * response.
+ * Represents an active call that sends a single message and then gets a
+ * single response.
  */
 class UnaryCall extends AbstractCall
 {
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ class UnaryCall extends AbstractCall
      *
      * @param mixed $data     The data to send
      * @param array $metadata Metadata to send with the call, if applicable
-     * @param array $options  an array of options, possible keys:
-     *                        'flags' => a number
+     *                        (optional)
+     * @param array $options  An array of options, possible keys:
+     *                        'flags' => a number (optional)
      */
-    public function start($data, $metadata = [], $options = [])
+    public function start($data, array $metadata = [], array $options = [])
     {
         $message_array = ['message' => $this->serializeMessage($data)];
         if (isset($options['flags'])) {
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/commands.py b/src/python/grpcio/commands.py
index ea3b6f3391..701c6af017 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/commands.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/commands.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ napoleon_numpy_docstring = True
 napoleon_include_special_with_doc = True
 
 html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
+copyright = "2016, The gRPC Authors"
 """
 
 API_GLOSSARY = """
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_interop_test.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_intraop_test.py
index 936c895bd2..4fb22b4d9d 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_interop_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_intraop_test.py
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ import unittest
 import grpc
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
-from tests.interop import _interop_test_case
+from tests.interop import _intraop_test_case
 from tests.interop import methods
 from tests.interop import server
 
 
-class InsecureInteropTest(
-    _interop_test_case.InteropTestCase,
+class InsecureIntraopTest(
+    _intraop_test_case.IntraopTestCase,
     unittest.TestCase):
 
   def setUp(self):
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_interop_test_case.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_intraop_test_case.py
index ccea17a66d..fe1c173992 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_interop_test_case.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_intraop_test_case.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 from tests.interop import methods
 
 
-class InteropTestCase(object):
+class IntraopTestCase(object):
   """Unit test methods.
 
   This class must be mixed in with unittest.TestCase and a class that defines
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_intraop_test.py
index eaca553e1b..3665c69726 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_intraop_test.py
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ import unittest
 import grpc
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
-from tests.interop import _interop_test_case
+from tests.interop import _intraop_test_case
 from tests.interop import methods
 from tests.interop import resources
 
 _SERVER_HOST_OVERRIDE = 'foo.test.google.fr'
 
 
-class SecureInteropTest(
-    _interop_test_case.InteropTestCase,
+class SecureIntraopTest(
+    _intraop_test_case.IntraopTestCase,
     unittest.TestCase):
 
   def setUp(self):
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/tests.json b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/tests.json
index c31a5f9d33..0109ee2173 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/tests.json
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/tests.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [
   "health_check._health_servicer_test.HealthServicerTest",
-  "interop._insecure_interop_test.InsecureInteropTest",
-  "interop._secure_interop_test.SecureInteropTest",
+  "interop._insecure_intraop_test.InsecureIntraopTest",
+  "interop._secure_intraop_test.SecureIntraopTest",
   "protoc_plugin._python_plugin_test.PythonPluginTest",
   "protoc_plugin._split_definitions_test.SameCommonTest",
   "protoc_plugin._split_definitions_test.SameSeparateTest",