Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into lazy-deframe

51 files changed, 832 insertions, 225 deletions

diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/authority_not_supported.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/authority_not_supported.c
index 7db2fd6b27..192a20d400 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/authority_not_supported.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/authority_not_supported.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +104,6 @@ static void test_with_authority_header(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta_c[2] = {{grpc_slice_from_static_string("key1"),
                               grpc_slice_from_static_string("val1"),
                               0,
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ static void test_with_authority_header(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details;
 
   grpc_slice host = grpc_slice_from_static_string("foo.test.google.fr");
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
                                grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"), &host,
                                deadline, NULL);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c
index f50a5805a2..c63c9c78ad 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +101,6 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
 
 static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_slice details;
 
   grpc_slice host = grpc_slice_from_static_string("slartibartfast.local");
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
                                grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"), &host,
                                deadline, NULL);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_ping.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_ping.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01a6aeaa04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_ping.c
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
+#include <grpc/support/log.h>
+#include <grpc/support/sync.h>
+#include <grpc/support/thd.h>
+#include <grpc/support/time.h>
+#include <grpc/support/useful.h>
+
+#include "test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.h"
+
+#define MAX_PING_STRIKES 1
+
+static void *tag(intptr_t t) { return (void *)t; }
+
+static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
+  grpc_event ev;
+  do {
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(5),
+                                    NULL);
+  } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
+}
+
+static void shutdown_server(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
+  if (!f->server) return;
+  grpc_server_destroy(f->server);
+  f->server = NULL;
+}
+
+static void shutdown_client(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
+  if (!f->client) return;
+  grpc_channel_destroy(f->client);
+  f->client = NULL;
+}
+
+static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
+  shutdown_server(f);
+  shutdown_client(f);
+
+  grpc_completion_queue_shutdown(f->cq);
+  drain_cq(f->cq);
+  grpc_completion_queue_destroy(f->cq);
+}
+
+static void test_bad_ping(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
+  grpc_end2end_test_fixture f = config.create_fixture(NULL, NULL);
+  cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
+  grpc_arg client_a[] = {{.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                          .key = GRPC_ARG_HTTP2_MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_PINGS_MS,
+                          .value.integer = 0},
+                         {.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                          .key = GRPC_ARG_HTTP2_MAX_PINGS_WITHOUT_DATA,
+                          .value.integer = 20},
+                         {.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                          .key = GRPC_ARG_HTTP2_BDP_PROBE,
+                          .value.integer = 0}};
+  grpc_arg server_a[] = {
+      {.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+       .key = GRPC_ARG_HTTP2_MIN_PING_INTERVAL_WITHOUT_DATA_MS,
+       .value.integer = 300000 /* 5 minutes */},
+      {.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+       .key = GRPC_ARG_HTTP2_MAX_PING_STRIKES,
+       .value.integer = MAX_PING_STRIKES}};
+  grpc_channel_args client_args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(client_a),
+                                   .args = client_a};
+  grpc_channel_args server_args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(server_a),
+                                   .args = server_a};
+
+  config.init_client(&f, &client_args);
+  config.init_server(&f, &server_args);
+
+  grpc_call *c;
+  grpc_call *s;
+  gpr_timespec deadline = grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(10);
+  grpc_op ops[6];
+  grpc_op *op;
+  grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_metadata_array request_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_call_details call_details;
+  grpc_status_code status;
+  grpc_call_error error;
+  grpc_slice details;
+  int was_cancelled = 2;
+
+  c = grpc_channel_create_call(
+      f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
+      grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
+      get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config), deadline,
+      NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(c);
+
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&initial_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&trailing_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&request_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_call_details_init(&call_details);
+
+  memset(ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
+  op = ops;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA;
+  op->data.send_initial_metadata.count = 0;
+  op->data.send_initial_metadata.metadata = NULL;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_CLOSE_FROM_CLIENT;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_INITIAL_METADATA;
+  op->data.recv_initial_metadata.recv_initial_metadata = &initial_metadata_recv;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.trailing_metadata = &trailing_metadata_recv;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.status = &status;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.status_details = &details;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  error = grpc_call_start_batch(c, ops, (size_t)(op - ops), tag(1), NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == error);
+
+  error =
+      grpc_server_request_call(f.server, &s, &call_details,
+                               &request_metadata_recv, f.cq, f.cq, tag(101));
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == error);
+  CQ_EXPECT_COMPLETION(cqv, tag(101), 1);
+  cq_verify(cqv);
+
+  // Send too many pings to the server to trigger the punishment:
+  // The first ping is sent after data frames, it won't trigger a ping strike.
+  // Each of the following pings will trigger a ping strike, and we need at
+  // least (MAX_PING_STRIKES + 1) strikes to trigger the punishment. So
+  // (MAX_PING_STRIKES + 2) pings are needed here.
+  int i;
+  for (i = 200; i < 202 + MAX_PING_STRIKES; i++) {
+    grpc_channel_ping(f.client, f.cq, tag(i), NULL);
+    CQ_EXPECT_COMPLETION(cqv, tag(i), 1);
+    cq_verify(cqv);
+  }
+
+  memset(ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
+  op = ops;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA;
+  op->data.send_initial_metadata.count = 0;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_STATUS_FROM_SERVER;
+  op->data.send_status_from_server.trailing_metadata_count = 0;
+  op->data.send_status_from_server.status = GRPC_STATUS_UNIMPLEMENTED;
+  grpc_slice status_details = grpc_slice_from_static_string("xyz");
+  op->data.send_status_from_server.status_details = &status_details;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_CLOSE_ON_SERVER;
+  op->data.recv_close_on_server.cancelled = &was_cancelled;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  error = grpc_call_start_batch(s, ops, (size_t)(op - ops), tag(102), NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == error);
+
+  CQ_EXPECT_COMPLETION(cqv, tag(102), 1);
+  CQ_EXPECT_COMPLETION(cqv, tag(1), 1);
+  cq_verify(cqv);
+
+  grpc_server_shutdown_and_notify(f.server, f.cq, tag(0xdead));
+  CQ_EXPECT_COMPLETION(cqv, tag(0xdead), 1);
+  cq_verify(cqv);
+
+  grpc_call_destroy(s);
+
+  // The connection should be closed immediately after the misbehaved pings,
+  // the in-progress RPC should fail.
+  GPR_ASSERT(status == GRPC_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE);
+  GPR_ASSERT(0 == grpc_slice_str_cmp(details, "Endpoint read failed"));
+  GPR_ASSERT(0 == grpc_slice_str_cmp(call_details.method, "/foo"));
+  validate_host_override_string("foo.test.google.fr:1234", call_details.host,
+                                config);
+  GPR_ASSERT(was_cancelled == 1);
+
+  grpc_slice_unref(details);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&initial_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&trailing_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&request_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_call_details_destroy(&call_details);
+  grpc_call_destroy(c);
+  cq_verifier_destroy(cqv);
+  end_test(&f);
+  config.tear_down_data(&f);
+}
+
+void bad_ping(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(config.feature_mask & FEATURE_MASK_SUPPORTS_DELAYED_CONNECTION);
+  test_bad_ping(config);
+}
+
+void bad_ping_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c
index 7fb60f4495..9cb17c9d42 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta_c[2] = {
       {grpc_slice_from_static_string("key1-bin"),
        grpc_slice_from_static_string(
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c
index 38cba50e12..d65073fbbe 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c
@@ -75,16 +75,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -143,7 +145,6 @@ static void request_response_with_payload_and_call_creds(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
   cq_verifier *cqv;
   grpc_op ops[6];
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ static void request_response_with_payload_and_call_creds(
   f = begin_test(config, test_name, 0);
   cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
@@ -383,7 +385,7 @@ static void test_request_with_server_rejecting_client_creds(
   grpc_op *op;
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   cq_verifier *cqv;
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c
index 1a92aa4837..bda061ccb8 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c
@@ -64,16 +64,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -110,9 +112,6 @@ static void test_cancel_after_accept(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_op *op;
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = use_service_config
-                              ? gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
-                              : five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array request_metadata_recv;
@@ -153,6 +152,9 @@ static void test_cancel_after_accept(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
       begin_test(config, "cancel_after_accept", args, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = use_service_config
+                              ? gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
+                              : five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/service/method"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c
index 0afeecb037..0e7291116f 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c
@@ -58,16 +58,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -105,7 +107,6 @@ static void test_cancel_after_accept_and_writes_closed(
   grpc_call *s;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f = begin_test(
       config, "test_cancel_after_accept_and_writes_closed", NULL, NULL);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ static void test_cancel_after_accept_and_writes_closed(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c
index 8a96ef2f89..0ee59806fe 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c
@@ -60,16 +60,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +108,6 @@ static void test_cancel_after_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_cancel_after_invoke", mode, NULL, NULL);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ static void test_cancel_after_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c
index 586aa7ead3..7d53091a1a 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ static void test_cancel_before_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "cancel_before_invoke", NULL, NULL);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ static void test_cancel_before_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c
index bc462ddcf5..c13fc88c53 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c
@@ -58,16 +58,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -102,9 +104,9 @@ static void test_cancel_in_a_vacuum(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_cancel_in_a_vacuum", NULL, NULL);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *v_client = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c
index 7d03fe5580..1e0e33b4e2 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +102,6 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
 static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f, size_t num_ops) {
   grpc_call *c;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
 
   gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "test with %" PRIuPTR " ops", num_ops);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c
index 7dd8c112d1..c5b750af52 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c
@@ -65,16 +65,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +115,6 @@ static void request_for_disabled_algorithm(
   grpc_call *s;
   grpc_slice request_payload_slice;
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_channel_args *client_args;
   grpc_channel_args *server_args;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ static void request_for_disabled_algorithm(
   f = begin_test(config, test_name, client_args, server_args);
   cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
@@ -290,7 +292,6 @@ static void request_with_payload_template(
   grpc_call *s;
   grpc_slice request_payload_slice;
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_channel_args *client_args;
   grpc_channel_args *server_args;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ static void request_with_payload_template(
   f = begin_test(config, test_name, client_args, server_args);
   cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
index bc1829b24b..8dccca20c7 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +102,6 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
 static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   int was_cancelled = 2;
   char *peer;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
                                grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"), NULL,
                                deadline, NULL);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c
index 05440a6f56..e2b888a3bb 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c
@@ -45,16 +45,18 @@
 
 static void *tag(intptr_t t) { return (void *)t; }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +86,6 @@ static void do_request_and_shutdown_server(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                            cq_verifier *cqv) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ static void do_request_and_shutdown_server(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f->client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f->cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c
index 50bb6b849e..37ca81384f 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -100,11 +102,11 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
 static void empty_batch_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                              grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_call_error error;
   grpc_op *op = NULL;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c
index ebfe3b03dc..0c4f0dd42f 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
 
 enum { TIMEOUT = 200000 };
 
-static bool g_enable_filter = false;
+static bool g_enable_server_channel_filter = false;
+static bool g_enable_client_channel_filter = false;
+static bool g_enable_client_subchannel_filter = false;
 
 static void *tag(intptr_t t) { return (void *)t; }
 
@@ -65,16 +67,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -103,16 +107,15 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
   grpc_completion_queue_destroy(f->cq);
 }
 
-// Simple request via a server filter that always fails to initialize
-// the call.
-static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
+// Simple request via a SERVER_CHANNEL filter that always fails to
+// initialize the call.
+static void test_server_channel_filter(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
   grpc_slice request_payload_slice =
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "filter_call_init_fails", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -127,6 +130,7 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_call_error error;
   grpc_slice details;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
@@ -199,6 +203,211 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   config.tear_down_data(&f);
 }
 
+// Simple request via a CLIENT_CHANNEL or CLIENT_DIRECT_CHANNEL filter
+// that always fails to initialize the call.
+static void test_client_channel_filter(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
+  grpc_call *c;
+  grpc_slice request_payload_slice =
+      grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
+  grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
+      grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
+  grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
+      begin_test(config, "filter_call_init_fails", NULL, NULL);
+  cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
+  grpc_op ops[6];
+  grpc_op *op;
+  grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_metadata_array request_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload_recv = NULL;
+  grpc_call_details call_details;
+  grpc_status_code status;
+  grpc_call_error error;
+  grpc_slice details;
+
+  c = grpc_channel_create_call(
+      f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
+      grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
+      get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config), deadline,
+      NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(c);
+
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&initial_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&trailing_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&request_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_call_details_init(&call_details);
+
+  memset(ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
+  op = ops;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA;
+  op->data.send_initial_metadata.count = 0;
+  op->data.send_initial_metadata.metadata = NULL;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_MESSAGE;
+  op->data.send_message.send_message = request_payload;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_CLOSE_FROM_CLIENT;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_INITIAL_METADATA;
+  op->data.recv_initial_metadata.recv_initial_metadata = &initial_metadata_recv;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.trailing_metadata = &trailing_metadata_recv;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.status = &status;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.status_details = &details;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  error = grpc_call_start_batch(c, ops, (size_t)(op - ops), tag(1), NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == error);
+
+  CQ_EXPECT_COMPLETION(cqv, tag(1), 1);
+  cq_verify(cqv);
+
+  GPR_ASSERT(status == GRPC_STATUS_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+  GPR_ASSERT(0 == grpc_slice_str_cmp(details, "access denied"));
+
+  grpc_slice_unref(details);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&initial_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&trailing_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&request_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_call_details_destroy(&call_details);
+
+  grpc_call_destroy(c);
+
+  cq_verifier_destroy(cqv);
+
+  grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(request_payload);
+  grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(request_payload_recv);
+
+  end_test(&f);
+  config.tear_down_data(&f);
+}
+
+// Simple request via a CLIENT_SUBCHANNEL filter that always fails to
+// initialize the call.
+static void test_client_subchannel_filter(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
+  grpc_call *c;
+  grpc_slice request_payload_slice =
+      grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
+  grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
+      grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
+  grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
+      begin_test(config, "filter_call_init_fails", NULL, NULL);
+  cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
+  grpc_op ops[6];
+  grpc_op *op;
+  grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_metadata_array request_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload_recv = NULL;
+  grpc_call_details call_details;
+  grpc_status_code status;
+  grpc_call_error error;
+  grpc_slice details;
+
+  c = grpc_channel_create_call(
+      f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
+      grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
+      get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config), deadline,
+      NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(c);
+
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&initial_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&trailing_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&request_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_call_details_init(&call_details);
+
+  memset(ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
+  op = ops;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA;
+  op->data.send_initial_metadata.count = 0;
+  op->data.send_initial_metadata.metadata = NULL;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_MESSAGE;
+  op->data.send_message.send_message = request_payload;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_CLOSE_FROM_CLIENT;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_INITIAL_METADATA;
+  op->data.recv_initial_metadata.recv_initial_metadata = &initial_metadata_recv;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.trailing_metadata = &trailing_metadata_recv;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.status = &status;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.status_details = &details;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+
+  error = grpc_call_start_batch(c, ops, (size_t)(op - ops), tag(1), NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == error);
+
+  CQ_EXPECT_COMPLETION(cqv, tag(1), 1);
+  cq_verify(cqv);
+
+  GPR_ASSERT(status == GRPC_STATUS_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+  GPR_ASSERT(0 == grpc_slice_str_cmp(details, "access denied"));
+
+  // Reset and create a new call.  (The first call uses a different code
+  // path in client_channel.c than subsequent calls on the same channel,
+  // and we need to test both.)
+  grpc_call_destroy(c);
+  status = GRPC_STATUS_OK;
+  grpc_slice_unref(details);
+  details = grpc_empty_slice();
+
+  c = grpc_channel_create_call(
+      f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
+      grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
+      get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config), deadline,
+      NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(c);
+
+  error = grpc_call_start_batch(c, ops, (size_t)(op - ops), tag(2), NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == error);
+
+  CQ_EXPECT_COMPLETION(cqv, tag(2), 1);
+  cq_verify(cqv);
+
+  GPR_ASSERT(status == GRPC_STATUS_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+  GPR_ASSERT(0 == grpc_slice_str_cmp(details, "access denied"));
+
+  grpc_slice_unref(details);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&initial_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&trailing_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&request_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_call_details_destroy(&call_details);
+
+  grpc_call_destroy(c);
+
+  cq_verifier_destroy(cqv);
+
+  grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(request_payload);
+  grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(request_payload_recv);
+
+  end_test(&f);
+  config.tear_down_data(&f);
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Test filter - always fails to initialize a call
  */
@@ -242,9 +451,10 @@ static const grpc_channel_filter test_filter = {
  * Registration
  */
 
-static bool maybe_add_filter(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                             grpc_channel_stack_builder *builder, void *arg) {
-  if (g_enable_filter) {
+static bool maybe_add_server_channel_filter(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                            grpc_channel_stack_builder *builder,
+                                            void *arg) {
+  if (g_enable_server_channel_filter) {
     // Want to add the filter as close to the end as possible, to make
     // sure that all of the filters work well together.  However, we
     // can't add it at the very end, because the connected channel filter
@@ -261,17 +471,73 @@ static bool maybe_add_filter(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   }
 }
 
+static bool maybe_add_client_channel_filter(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                            grpc_channel_stack_builder *builder,
+                                            void *arg) {
+  if (g_enable_client_channel_filter) {
+    // Want to add the filter as close to the end as possible, to make
+    // sure that all of the filters work well together.  However, we
+    // can't add it at the very end, because the connected channel filter
+    // must be the last one.  So we add it right before the last one.
+    grpc_channel_stack_builder_iterator *it =
+        grpc_channel_stack_builder_create_iterator_at_last(builder);
+    GPR_ASSERT(grpc_channel_stack_builder_move_prev(it));
+    const bool retval = grpc_channel_stack_builder_add_filter_before(
+        it, &test_filter, NULL, NULL);
+    grpc_channel_stack_builder_iterator_destroy(it);
+    return retval;
+  } else {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
+static bool maybe_add_client_subchannel_filter(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_channel_stack_builder *builder, void *arg) {
+  if (g_enable_client_subchannel_filter) {
+    // Want to add the filter as close to the end as possible, to make
+    // sure that all of the filters work well together.  However, we
+    // can't add it at the very end, because the client channel filter
+    // must be the last one.  So we add it right before the last one.
+    grpc_channel_stack_builder_iterator *it =
+        grpc_channel_stack_builder_create_iterator_at_last(builder);
+    GPR_ASSERT(grpc_channel_stack_builder_move_prev(it));
+    const bool retval = grpc_channel_stack_builder_add_filter_before(
+        it, &test_filter, NULL, NULL);
+    grpc_channel_stack_builder_iterator_destroy(it);
+    return retval;
+  } else {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
 static void init_plugin(void) {
   grpc_channel_init_register_stage(GRPC_SERVER_CHANNEL, INT_MAX,
-                                   maybe_add_filter, NULL);
+                                   maybe_add_server_channel_filter, NULL);
+  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(GRPC_CLIENT_CHANNEL, INT_MAX,
+                                   maybe_add_client_channel_filter, NULL);
+  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(GRPC_CLIENT_SUBCHANNEL, INT_MAX,
+                                   maybe_add_client_subchannel_filter, NULL);
+  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(GRPC_CLIENT_DIRECT_CHANNEL, INT_MAX,
+                                   maybe_add_client_channel_filter, NULL);
 }
 
 static void destroy_plugin(void) {}
 
 void filter_call_init_fails(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
-  g_enable_filter = true;
-  test_request(config);
-  g_enable_filter = false;
+  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Testing SERVER_CHANNEL filter.");
+  g_enable_server_channel_filter = true;
+  test_server_channel_filter(config);
+  g_enable_server_channel_filter = false;
+  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Testing CLIENT_CHANNEL / CLIENT_DIRECT_CHANNEL filter.");
+  g_enable_client_channel_filter = true;
+  test_client_channel_filter(config);
+  g_enable_client_channel_filter = false;
+  if (config.feature_mask & FEATURE_MASK_SUPPORTS_CLIENT_CHANNEL) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Testing CLIENT_SUBCHANNEL filter.");
+    g_enable_client_subchannel_filter = true;
+    test_client_subchannel_filter(config);
+    g_enable_client_subchannel_filter = false;
+  }
 }
 
 void filter_call_init_fails_pre_init(void) {
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c
index 62bf20809c..9115823a74 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c
@@ -62,16 +62,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "filter_causes_close", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_call_error error;
   grpc_slice details;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_latency.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_latency.c
index 2428c92a42..d38ce22e09 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_latency.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_latency.c
@@ -69,16 +69,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +117,6 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "filter_latency", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   gpr_mu_unlock(&g_mu);
   const gpr_timespec start_time = gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c
index a3ad260cc2..182bb20780 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +97,6 @@ static void test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(
     grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_time(10);
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f = begin_test(
       config, "test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ static void test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_from_now(10);
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c
index cca8532b0e..f534a19c87 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c
@@ -61,16 +61,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c
index 7601722dee..17ef204ce9 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c
@@ -201,16 +201,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -243,7 +245,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f, size_t index) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   extra_metadata[2].value =
       grpc_slice_from_static_string(dragons[index % GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(dragons)]);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
index cef2e100be..f80654db1a 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +103,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   int was_cancelled = 2;
   char *peer;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c
index d799bd8ccf..f4b93d9873 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, n_seconds_time(5), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, n_seconds_from_now(5), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ static void test_invoke_large_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_time(30);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -143,6 +142,7 @@ static void test_invoke_large_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_from_now(30);
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/keepalive_timeout.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/keepalive_timeout.c
index 44b6e12abc..bf6ca0d9d9 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/keepalive_timeout.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/keepalive_timeout.c
@@ -61,25 +61,27 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
 static void shutdown_server(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
   if (!f->server) return;
   grpc_server_shutdown_and_notify(f->server, f->cq, tag(1000));
-  GPR_ASSERT(
-      grpc_completion_queue_pluck(f->cq, tag(1000), five_seconds_time(), NULL)
-          .type == GRPC_OP_COMPLETE);
+  GPR_ASSERT(grpc_completion_queue_pluck(f->cq, tag(1000),
+                                         five_seconds_from_now(), NULL)
+                 .type == GRPC_OP_COMPLETE);
   grpc_server_destroy(f->server);
   f->server = NULL;
 }
@@ -108,13 +110,12 @@ static void test_keepalive_timeout(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
 
   grpc_arg keepalive_args[] = {{.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
-                                .key = GRPC_ARG_CLIENT_KEEPALIVE_TIME_S,
-                                .value.integer = 2},
+                                .key = GRPC_ARG_KEEPALIVE_TIME_MS,
+                                .value.integer = 1500},
                                {.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
-                                .key = GRPC_ARG_CLIENT_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_S,
+                                .key = GRPC_ARG_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS,
                                 .value.integer = 0},
                                {.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
                                 .key = GRPC_ARG_HTTP2_BDP_PROBE,
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ static void test_keepalive_timeout(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   /* Disable ping ack to trigger the keepalive timeout */
   grpc_set_disable_ping_ack(true);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c
index ac4c0e7f3b..a670e411e9 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ static void test_request_with_large_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta;
   const size_t large_size = 64 * 1024;
   grpc_arg arg = {GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ static void test_request_with_large_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/load_reporting_hook.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/load_reporting_hook.c
index fd3d9163d0..ea3dd2368b 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/load_reporting_hook.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/load_reporting_hook.c
@@ -84,16 +84,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +138,6 @@ static void request_response_with_payload(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ static void request_response_with_payload(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string(method_name),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
index e81a628944..2360138ede 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +101,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
@@ -257,7 +259,7 @@ static void test_max_concurrent_streams(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
 
   /* start two requests - ensuring that the second is not accepted until
      the first completes */
-  deadline = n_seconds_time(1000);
+  deadline = n_seconds_from_now(1000);
   c1 = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/alpha"),
@@ -502,13 +504,13 @@ static void test_max_concurrent_streams_with_timeout_on_first(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/alpha"),
       get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config),
-      n_seconds_time(3), NULL);
+      n_seconds_from_now(3), NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c1);
   c2 = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/beta"),
       get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config),
-      n_seconds_time(1000), NULL);
+      n_seconds_from_now(1000), NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c2);
 
   GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_server_request_call(
@@ -697,13 +699,13 @@ static void test_max_concurrent_streams_with_timeout_on_second(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/alpha"),
       get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config),
-      n_seconds_time(1000), NULL);
+      n_seconds_from_now(1000), NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c1);
   c2 = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/beta"),
       get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config),
-      n_seconds_time(3), NULL);
+      n_seconds_from_now(3), NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c2);
 
   GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_server_request_call(
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_connection_age.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_connection_age.c
index 59bfdbabb9..04bdb39445 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_connection_age.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_connection_age.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #define MAX_CONNECTION_AGE_GRACE_MS 1000
 #define MAX_CONNECTION_IDLE_MS 9999
 
+#define MAX_CONNECTION_AGE_JITTER_MULTIPLIER 1.1
 #define CALL_DEADLINE_S 10
 /* The amount of time we wait for the connection to time out, but after it the
    connection should not use up its grace period. It should be a number between
@@ -169,8 +170,8 @@ static void test_max_age_forcibly_close(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   cq_verify(cqv);
 
   gpr_timespec expect_shutdown_time = grpc_timeout_milliseconds_to_deadline(
-      MAX_CONNECTION_AGE_MS + MAX_CONNECTION_AGE_GRACE_MS +
-      IMMEDIATE_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_TIME_MS);
+      (int)(MAX_CONNECTION_AGE_MS * MAX_CONNECTION_AGE_JITTER_MULTIPLIER) +
+      MAX_CONNECTION_AGE_GRACE_MS + IMMEDIATE_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_TIME_MS);
 
   /* Wait for the channel to reach its max age */
   cq_verify_empty_timeout(cqv, CQ_MAX_CONNECTION_AGE_WAIT_TIME_S);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
index b15d30f58c..ab58d9f9a6 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
@@ -66,16 +66,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c
index 0b61efbac9..e7448bd6bc 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +102,6 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
 static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f, size_t num_ops) {
   grpc_call *c;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = gpr_inf_past(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
 
   gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "test with %" PRIuPTR " ops", num_ops);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = gpr_inf_past(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME);
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/network_status_change.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/network_status_change.c
index d7a4106459..1a5f2b25cc 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/network_status_change.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/network_status_change.c
@@ -60,16 +60,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(500); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(500);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +108,6 @@ static void test_invoke_network_status_change(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_invoke_request_with_payload", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ static void test_invoke_network_status_change(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/no_logging.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/no_logging.c
index 56e48a88a8..683d6465db 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/no_logging.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/no_logging.c
@@ -87,16 +87,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -129,7 +131,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   int was_cancelled = 2;
   char *peer;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c
index 62fc728c3e..698d8fbc60 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c
index b04ee5705c..5751b801b5 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +128,6 @@ static void request_response_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_time(60);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ static void request_response_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_from_now(60);
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/ping.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/ping.c
index 082ac641f0..c51c4993e2 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/ping.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/ping.c
@@ -52,16 +52,26 @@ static void test_ping(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_connectivity_state state = GRPC_CHANNEL_IDLE;
   int i;
 
-  grpc_arg a[] = {{.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
-                   .key = GRPC_ARG_HTTP2_MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_PINGS_MS,
-                   .value.integer = min_time_between_pings_ms},
-                  {.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
-                   .key = GRPC_ARG_HTTP2_MAX_PINGS_WITHOUT_DATA,
-                   .value.integer = 20}};
-  grpc_channel_args client_args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(a), .args = a};
+  grpc_arg client_a[] = {{.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                          .key = GRPC_ARG_HTTP2_MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_PINGS_MS,
+                          .value.integer = 0},
+                         {.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                          .key = GRPC_ARG_HTTP2_MAX_PINGS_WITHOUT_DATA,
+                          .value.integer = 20}};
+  grpc_arg server_a[] = {
+      {.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+       .key = GRPC_ARG_HTTP2_MIN_PING_INTERVAL_WITHOUT_DATA_MS,
+       .value.integer = 0},
+      {.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+       .key = GRPC_ARG_KEEPALIVE_PERMIT_WITHOUT_CALLS,
+       .value.integer = 1}};
+  grpc_channel_args client_args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(client_a),
+                                   .args = client_a};
+  grpc_channel_args server_args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(server_a),
+                                   .args = server_a};
 
   config.init_client(&f, &client_args);
-  config.init_server(&f, NULL);
+  config.init_server(&f, &server_args);
 
   grpc_channel_ping(f.client, f.cq, tag(0), NULL);
   CQ_EXPECT_COMPLETION(cqv, tag(0), 0);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c
index 848f76018d..cd81ce24fe 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +104,6 @@ static void test_pingpong_streaming(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
       begin_test(config, "test_pingpong_streaming", NULL, NULL);
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ static void test_pingpong_streaming(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice response_payload_slice =
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello you");
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c
index 9c8ce89c83..242add37cb 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +103,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f, void *rc) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_registered_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq, rc, deadline, NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
index 329359e08b..10ecf5b1af 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
@@ -58,16 +58,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +106,6 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_flags(
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_invoke_request_with_flags", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_flags(
   grpc_slice details;
   grpc_call_error expectation;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c
index f71f92bbb8..4eb3399bb9 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_invoke_request_with_payload", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/resource_quota_server.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/resource_quota_server.c
index db26b4480e..4d3ce1c937 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/resource_quota_server.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/resource_quota_server.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ void resource_quota_server(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
         f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
         grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
         get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr", config),
-        n_seconds_time(60), NULL);
+        n_seconds_from_now(60), NULL);
 
     memset(ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
     op = ops;
@@ -237,7 +239,8 @@ void resource_quota_server(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   while (pending_client_calls + pending_server_recv_calls +
              pending_server_end_calls >
          0) {
-    grpc_event ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(f.cq, n_seconds_time(60), NULL);
+    grpc_event ev =
+        grpc_completion_queue_next(f.cq, n_seconds_from_now(60), NULL);
     GPR_ASSERT(ev.type == GRPC_OP_COMPLETE);
 
     int ev_tag = (int)(intptr_t)ev.tag;
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c
index b42d17002e..88bc90e778 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +103,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c
index c019682ea6..6f9421d19a 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +90,6 @@ static void test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(
     grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f = begin_test(
       config, "test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ static void test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c
index 5540d2aab9..51a242337f 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_cacheable_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_cacheable_request.c
index 4eef02e9ee..4f1013a030 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_cacheable_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_cacheable_request.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +112,6 @@ static void test_cacheable_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta_c[2] = {{grpc_slice_from_static_string("key1"),
                               grpc_slice_from_static_string("val1"),
                               0,
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ static void test_cacheable_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
index e3b6aee783..978dff0dc0 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
@@ -45,16 +45,18 @@
 
 static void *tag(intptr_t t) { return (void *)t; }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +92,6 @@ static void simple_delayed_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                         long delay_us) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f->cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ static void simple_delayed_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   config.init_client(f, client_args);
   config.init_server(f, server_args);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f->client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f->cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c
index 7ab5563cfa..83d1037e4b 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta_c[2] = {{grpc_slice_from_static_string("key1"),
                               grpc_slice_from_static_string("val1"),
                               0,
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c
index af5d74959e..31bfef4cc2 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +103,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   int was_cancelled = 2;
   char *peer;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/streaming_error_response.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/streaming_error_response.c
index 2b9c404b15..c652d9469d 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/streaming_error_response.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/streaming_error_response.c
@@ -62,16 +62,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +112,6 @@ static void test(grpc_end2end_test_config config, bool request_status_early) {
   grpc_slice response_payload2_slice = grpc_slice_from_copied_string("world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload2 =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload2_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f = begin_test(config, "streaming_error_response",
                                            NULL, NULL, request_status_early);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ static void test(grpc_end2end_test_config config, bool request_status_early) {
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c
index dbbda505bc..3cbffdfe75 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta_c[2] = {{grpc_slice_from_static_string("key1"),
                               grpc_slice_from_static_string("val1"),
                               0,
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering.c
index abf90ca6e0..2d4142b97d 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +108,6 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice request_payload_slice2 = grpc_slice_from_copied_string("abc123");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload2 =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice2, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_invoke_request_with_payload", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details = grpc_empty_slice();
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering_at_end.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering_at_end.c
index 8c02b425ba..e61343e684 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering_at_end.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering_at_end.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_invoke_request_with_payload", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details = grpc_empty_slice();
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),