Cancel deadline timer from on_complete instead of destroy_call_elem().
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/deadline_filter.c b/src/core/lib/channel/deadline_filter.c
index 032dea0..852fbaf 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/deadline_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/deadline_filter.c
@@ -45,9 +45,18 @@
 
 // Call data used for both client and server filter.
 typedef struct base_call_data {
+  // We take a reference to the call stack for the timer callback.
   grpc_call_stack* call_stack;
+  // True if the timer callback is currently pending.
   bool timer_pending;
+  // The deadline timer.
   grpc_timer timer;
+  // Closure to invoke when the call is complete.
+  // We use this to cancel the timer.
+  grpc_closure on_complete;
+  // The original on_complete closure, which we chain to after our own
+  // closure is invoked.
+  grpc_closure* next_on_complete;
 } base_call_data;
 
 // Additional call data used only for the server filter.
@@ -89,16 +98,6 @@
 static void destroy_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, grpc_call_element* elem,
                               const grpc_call_final_info* final_info,
                               void* and_free_memory) {
-  base_call_data* calld = elem->call_data;
-gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "==> destroy_call_elem()");
-// FIXME: this is not working -- timer holds a ref, so we won't get
-// called until after timer pops
-  if (calld->timer_pending)
-{
-gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "CANCELLING TIMER");
-    grpc_timer_cancel(exec_ctx, &calld->timer);
-}
-
 }
 
 // Timer callback.
@@ -108,13 +107,10 @@
   base_call_data* calld = elem->call_data;
   calld->timer_pending = false;
   if (error != GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED) {
-gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "DEADLINE EXCEEDED");
     gpr_slice message = gpr_slice_from_static_string("Deadline Exceeded");
     grpc_call_element_send_cancel_with_message(
         exec_ctx, elem, GRPC_STATUS_DEADLINE_EXCEEDED, &message);
   }
-else gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "TIMER CANCELLED");
-gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "UNREF");
   GRPC_CALL_STACK_UNREF(exec_ctx, calld->call_stack, "deadline");
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +122,6 @@
   deadline = gpr_convert_clock_type(deadline, GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
   if (gpr_time_cmp(deadline, gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC)) != 0) {
     // Take a reference to the call stack, to be owned by the timer.
-gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "REF");
     GRPC_CALL_STACK_REF(calld->call_stack, "deadline");
     grpc_timer_init(exec_ctx, &calld->timer, deadline, timer_callback, elem,
                     gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC));
@@ -134,16 +129,35 @@
   }
 }
 
+// Callback run when the call is complete.
+static void on_complete(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, grpc_error *error) {
+  base_call_data* calld = arg;
+  if (calld->timer_pending) {
+    grpc_timer_cancel(exec_ctx, &calld->timer);
+    calld->timer_pending = false;
+  }
+  // Invoke the next callback.
+  calld->next_on_complete->cb(exec_ctx, calld->next_on_complete->cb_arg, error);
+}
+
 // Method for starting a call op for client filter.
 static void client_start_transport_stream_op(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
                                              grpc_call_element* elem,
                                              grpc_transport_stream_op* op) {
+  base_call_data* calld = elem->call_data;
   // If we're sending initial metadata, get the deadline from the metadata
   // and start the timer if needed.
   if (op->send_initial_metadata != NULL) {
     start_timer_if_needed(exec_ctx, elem,
                           op->send_initial_metadata->deadline);
   }
+  // Make sure we know when the call is complete, so that we can cancel
+  // the timer.
+  if (op->recv_trailing_metadata != NULL) {
+    calld->next_on_complete = op->on_complete;
+    grpc_closure_init(&calld->on_complete, on_complete, calld);
+    op->on_complete = &calld->on_complete;
+  }
   // Chain to next filter.
   grpc_call_next_op(exec_ctx, elem, op);
 }
@@ -176,6 +190,13 @@
                       recv_initial_metadata_ready, elem);
     op->recv_initial_metadata_ready = &calld->recv_initial_metadata_ready;
   }
+  // Make sure we know when the call is complete, so that we can cancel
+  // the timer.
+  if (op->send_trailing_metadata != NULL) {
+    calld->base.next_on_complete = op->on_complete;
+    grpc_closure_init(&calld->base.on_complete, on_complete, calld);
+    op->on_complete = &calld->base.on_complete;
+  }
   // Chain to next filter.
   grpc_call_next_op(exec_ctx, elem, op);
 }