diff --git a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
index 8a8b20650fa..fdedf0a84f3 100644
--- a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
+++ b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@ typedef struct {
  * possible. */
 #define GRPC_ARG_USE_CRONET_PACKET_COALESCING \
   "grpc.use_cronet_packet_coalescing"
+/* Channel arg (integer) setting how large a slice to try and read from the wire
+each time recvmsg (or equivalent) is called */
+#define GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE "grpc.experimental.tcp_read_chunk_size"
+#define GRPC_TCP_DEFAULT_READ_SLICE_SIZE 8192
+#define GRPC_ARG_TCP_MIN_READ_CHUNK_SIZE \
+  "grpc.experimental.tcp_min_read_chunk_size"
+#define GRPC_ARG_TCP_MAX_READ_CHUNK_SIZE \
+  "grpc.experimental.tcp_max_read_chunk_size"
 /** \} */
 
 /** Result of a grpc call. If the caller satisfies the prerequisites of a
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/insecure/server_chttp2_posix.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/insecure/server_chttp2_posix.c
index f46e8499326..6ab176e8ad7 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/insecure/server_chttp2_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/insecure/server_chttp2_posix.c
@@ -57,12 +57,9 @@ void grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd(grpc_server *server,
   char *name;
   gpr_asprintf(&name, "fd:%d", fd);
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_from_channel_args(
-      grpc_server_get_channel_args(server));
   grpc_endpoint *server_endpoint =
-      grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd_create(fd, name), resource_quota,
-                      GRPC_TCP_DEFAULT_READ_SLICE_SIZE, name);
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(&exec_ctx, resource_quota);
+      grpc_tcp_create(&exec_ctx, grpc_fd_create(fd, name),
+                      grpc_server_get_channel_args(server), name);
 
   gpr_free(name);
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h
index f9de0c715ec..6407a6ad3f3 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ typedef struct {
   grpc_endpoint *server;
 } grpc_endpoint_pair;
 
-grpc_endpoint_pair grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair(
-    const char *name, grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota,
-    size_t read_slice_size);
+grpc_endpoint_pair grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair(const char *name,
+                                                   grpc_channel_args *args);
 
 #endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_ENDPOINT_PAIR_H */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c
index b9ff969e810..5542a372d8b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c
@@ -62,22 +62,25 @@ static void create_sockets(int sv[2]) {
   GPR_ASSERT(grpc_set_socket_no_sigpipe_if_possible(sv[1]) == GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
-grpc_endpoint_pair grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair(
-    const char *name, grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota,
-    size_t read_slice_size) {
+grpc_endpoint_pair grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair(const char *name,
+                                                   grpc_channel_args *args) {
   int sv[2];
   grpc_endpoint_pair p;
   char *final_name;
   create_sockets(sv);
 
+  grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
+
   gpr_asprintf(&final_name, "%s:client", name);
-  p.client = grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd_create(sv[1], final_name), resource_quota,
-                             read_slice_size, "socketpair-server");
+  p.client = grpc_tcp_create(&exec_ctx, grpc_fd_create(sv[1], final_name), args,
+                             "socketpair-server");
   gpr_free(final_name);
   gpr_asprintf(&final_name, "%s:server", name);
-  p.server = grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd_create(sv[0], final_name), resource_quota,
-                             read_slice_size, "socketpair-client");
+  p.server = grpc_tcp_create(&exec_ctx, grpc_fd_create(sv[0], final_name), args,
+                             "socketpair-client");
   gpr_free(final_name);
+
+  grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
   return p;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_uv.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_uv.c
index ff24894c6db..9718eb05237 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_uv.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_uv.c
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@
 
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h"
 
-grpc_endpoint_pair grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair(
-    const char *name, grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota,
-    size_t read_slice_size) {
+grpc_endpoint_pair grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair(const char *name,
+                                                   grpc_channel_args *args) {
   grpc_endpoint_pair endpoint_pair;
   // TODO(mlumish): implement this properly under libuv
   GPR_ASSERT(false &&
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
index 93f71b745c6..25d6264dfb6 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
@@ -83,15 +83,18 @@ static void create_sockets(SOCKET sv[2]) {
 }
 
 grpc_endpoint_pair grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair(
-    const char *name, grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota,
-    size_t read_slice_size) {
+    const char *name, grpc_channel_args *channel_args) {
   SOCKET sv[2];
   grpc_endpoint_pair p;
   create_sockets(sv);
-  p.client = grpc_tcp_create(grpc_winsocket_create(sv[1], "endpoint:client"),
-                             resource_quota, "endpoint:server");
-  p.server = grpc_tcp_create(grpc_winsocket_create(sv[0], "endpoint:server"),
-                             resource_quota, "endpoint:client");
+  grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
+  p.client = grpc_tcp_create(&exec_ctx,
+                             grpc_winsocket_create(sv[1], "endpoint:client"),
+                             channel_args, "endpoint:server");
+  p.server = grpc_tcp_create(&exec_ctx,
+                             grpc_winsocket_create(sv[0], "endpoint:server"),
+                             channel_args, "endpoint:client");
+  grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
   return p;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.c
index 8dcd80d0011..c3ee8786517 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.c
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ struct grpc_resource_quota {
   /* Amount of free memory in the resource quota */
   int64_t free_pool;
 
+  gpr_atm last_size;
+
   /* Has rq_step been scheduled to occur? */
   bool step_scheduled;
   /* Are we currently reclaiming memory */
@@ -581,6 +583,7 @@ grpc_resource_quota *grpc_resource_quota_create(const char *name) {
   resource_quota->combiner = grpc_combiner_create(NULL);
   resource_quota->free_pool = INT64_MAX;
   resource_quota->size = INT64_MAX;
+  gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&resource_quota->last_size, GPR_ATM_MAX);
   resource_quota->step_scheduled = false;
   resource_quota->reclaiming = false;
   gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&resource_quota->memory_usage_estimation, 0);
@@ -643,11 +646,17 @@ void grpc_resource_quota_resize(grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota,
   rq_resize_args *a = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*a));
   a->resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_ref_internal(resource_quota);
   a->size = (int64_t)size;
+  gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&resource_quota->last_size,
+                           (gpr_atm)GPR_MIN((size_t)GPR_ATM_MAX, size));
   grpc_closure_init(&a->closure, rq_resize, a, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
   grpc_closure_sched(&exec_ctx, &a->closure, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 }
 
+size_t grpc_resource_quota_peek_size(grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota) {
+  return (size_t)gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&resource_quota->last_size);
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * grpc_resource_user channel args api
  */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.h
index b9f62cbf83f..6f99be0d512 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ grpc_resource_quota *grpc_resource_quota_from_channel_args(
 double grpc_resource_quota_get_memory_pressure(
     grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota);
 
+size_t grpc_resource_quota_peek_size(grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota);
+
 typedef struct grpc_resource_user grpc_resource_user;
 
 grpc_resource_user *grpc_resource_user_create(
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client.h
index 0485661316a..bc367bdfa5d 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client.h
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_set.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address.h"
 
-/* Channel arg (integer) setting how large a slice to try and read from the wire
-   each time recvmsg (or equivalent) is called */
-#define GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE "grpc.experimental.tcp_read_chunk_size"
-
 /* Asynchronously connect to an address (specified as (addr, len)), and call
    cb with arg and the completed connection when done (or call cb with arg and
    NULL on failure).
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c
index a108b10da6f..a2692707d9e 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c
@@ -137,29 +137,7 @@ static void tc_on_alarm(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *acp, grpc_error *error) {
 grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_client_create_from_fd(
     grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd, const grpc_channel_args *channel_args,
     const char *addr_str) {
-  size_t tcp_read_chunk_size = GRPC_TCP_DEFAULT_READ_SLICE_SIZE;
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_create(NULL);
-  if (channel_args != NULL) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < channel_args->num_args; i++) {
-      if (0 ==
-          strcmp(channel_args->args[i].key, GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE)) {
-        grpc_integer_options options = {(int)tcp_read_chunk_size, 1,
-                                        8 * 1024 * 1024};
-        tcp_read_chunk_size = (size_t)grpc_channel_arg_get_integer(
-            &channel_args->args[i], options);
-      } else if (0 ==
-                 strcmp(channel_args->args[i].key, GRPC_ARG_RESOURCE_QUOTA)) {
-        grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
-        resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_ref_internal(
-            channel_args->args[i].value.pointer.p);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  grpc_endpoint *ep =
-      grpc_tcp_create(fd, resource_quota, tcp_read_chunk_size, addr_str);
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
-  return ep;
+  return grpc_tcp_create(exec_ctx, fd, channel_args, addr_str);
 }
 
 static void on_writable(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *acp, grpc_error *error) {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_windows.c
index a356564766a..d6baca50baf 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_windows.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ typedef struct {
   int refs;
   grpc_closure on_connect;
   grpc_endpoint **endpoint;
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota;
+  grpc_channel_args *channel_args;
 } async_connect;
 
 static void async_connect_unlock_and_cleanup(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void async_connect_unlock_and_cleanup(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   int done = (--ac->refs == 0);
   gpr_mu_unlock(&ac->mu);
   if (done) {
-    grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, ac->resource_quota);
+    grpc_channel_args_destroy(exec_ctx, ac->channel_args);
     gpr_mu_destroy(&ac->mu);
     gpr_free(ac->addr_name);
     gpr_free(ac);
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ static void on_connect(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *acp, grpc_error *error) {
       if (!wsa_success) {
         error = GRPC_WSA_ERROR(WSAGetLastError(), "ConnectEx");
       } else {
-        *ep = grpc_tcp_create(socket, ac->resource_quota, ac->addr_name);
+        *ep =
+            grpc_tcp_create(exec_ctx, socket, ac->channel_args, ac->addr_name);
         socket = NULL;
       }
     } else {
@@ -152,17 +153,6 @@ static void tcp_client_connect_impl(
   grpc_winsocket_callback_info *info;
   grpc_error *error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_create(NULL);
-  if (channel_args != NULL) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < channel_args->num_args; i++) {
-      if (0 == strcmp(channel_args->args[i].key, GRPC_ARG_RESOURCE_QUOTA)) {
-        grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
-        resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_ref_internal(
-            channel_args->args[i].value.pointer.p);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   *endpoint = NULL;
 
   /* Use dualstack sockets where available. */
@@ -225,7 +215,7 @@ static void tcp_client_connect_impl(
   ac->refs = 2;
   ac->addr_name = grpc_sockaddr_to_uri(addr);
   ac->endpoint = endpoint;
-  ac->resource_quota = resource_quota;
+  ac->channel_args = grpc_channel_args_copy(channel_args);
   grpc_closure_init(&ac->on_connect, on_connect, ac, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
 
   grpc_closure_init(&ac->on_alarm, on_alarm, ac, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
@@ -247,7 +237,6 @@ failure:
   } else if (sock != INVALID_SOCKET) {
     closesocket(sock);
   }
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
   grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, on_done, final_error);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
index 4d7cf3ff51e..5f4b38de2b9 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 #include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
 #include <grpc/support/sync.h>
 #include <grpc/support/time.h>
+#include <grpc/support/useful.h>
 
+#include "src/core/lib/channel/channel_args.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/debug/trace.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h"
@@ -80,10 +82,14 @@ typedef struct {
   int fd;
   bool finished_edge;
   msg_iovlen_type iov_size; /* Number of slices to allocate per read attempt */
-  size_t slice_size;
+  double target_length;
+  double bytes_read_this_round;
   gpr_refcount refcount;
   gpr_atm shutdown_count;
 
+  int min_read_chunk_size;
+  int max_read_chunk_size;
+
   /* garbage after the last read */
   grpc_slice_buffer last_read_buffer;
 
@@ -108,6 +114,42 @@ typedef struct {
   grpc_resource_user_slice_allocator slice_allocator;
 } grpc_tcp;
 
+static void add_to_estimate(grpc_tcp *tcp, size_t bytes) {
+  tcp->bytes_read_this_round += (double)bytes;
+}
+
+static void finish_estimate(grpc_tcp *tcp) {
+  /* If we read >80% of the target buffer in one read loop, increase the size
+     of the target buffer to either the amount read, or twice its previous
+     value */
+  if (tcp->bytes_read_this_round > tcp->target_length * 0.8) {
+    tcp->target_length =
+        GPR_MAX(2 * tcp->target_length, tcp->bytes_read_this_round);
+  } else {
+    tcp->target_length =
+        0.99 * tcp->target_length + 0.01 * tcp->bytes_read_this_round;
+  }
+  tcp->bytes_read_this_round = 0;
+}
+
+static size_t get_target_read_size(grpc_tcp *tcp) {
+  grpc_resource_quota *rq = grpc_resource_user_quota(tcp->resource_user);
+  double pressure = grpc_resource_quota_get_memory_pressure(rq);
+  double target =
+      tcp->target_length * (pressure > 0.8 ? (1.0 - pressure) / 0.2 : 1.0);
+  size_t sz = (((size_t)GPR_CLAMP(target, tcp->min_read_chunk_size,
+                                  tcp->max_read_chunk_size)) +
+               255) &
+              ~(size_t)255;
+  /* don't use more than 1/16th of the overall resource quota for a single read
+   * alloc */
+  size_t rqmax = grpc_resource_quota_peek_size(rq);
+  if (sz > rqmax / 16 && rqmax > 1024) {
+    sz = rqmax / 16;
+  }
+  return sz;
+}
+
 static grpc_error *tcp_annotate_error(grpc_error *src_error, grpc_tcp *tcp) {
   return grpc_error_set_str(
       grpc_error_set_int(src_error, GRPC_ERROR_INT_FD, tcp->fd),
@@ -232,9 +274,7 @@ static void tcp_do_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp *tcp) {
     /* NB: After calling call_read_cb a parallel call of the read handler may
      * be running. */
     if (errno == EAGAIN) {
-      if (tcp->iov_size > 1) {
-        tcp->iov_size /= 2;
-      }
+      finish_estimate(tcp);
       /* We've consumed the edge, request a new one */
       grpc_fd_notify_on_read(exec_ctx, tcp->em_fd, &tcp->read_closure);
     } else {
@@ -253,14 +293,13 @@ static void tcp_do_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp *tcp) {
             GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING("Socket closed"), tcp));
     TCP_UNREF(exec_ctx, tcp, "read");
   } else {
+    add_to_estimate(tcp, (size_t)read_bytes);
     GPR_ASSERT((size_t)read_bytes <= tcp->incoming_buffer->length);
     if ((size_t)read_bytes < tcp->incoming_buffer->length) {
       grpc_slice_buffer_trim_end(
           tcp->incoming_buffer,
           tcp->incoming_buffer->length - (size_t)read_bytes,
           &tcp->last_read_buffer);
-    } else if (tcp->iov_size < MAX_READ_IOVEC) {
-      ++tcp->iov_size;
     }
     GPR_ASSERT((size_t)read_bytes == tcp->incoming_buffer->length);
     call_read_cb(exec_ctx, tcp, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
@@ -285,11 +324,11 @@ static void tcp_read_allocation_done(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *tcpp,
 }
 
 static void tcp_continue_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp *tcp) {
-  if (tcp->incoming_buffer->count < (size_t)tcp->iov_size) {
-    grpc_resource_user_alloc_slices(
-        exec_ctx, &tcp->slice_allocator, tcp->slice_size,
-        (size_t)tcp->iov_size - tcp->incoming_buffer->count,
-        tcp->incoming_buffer);
+  size_t target_read_size = get_target_read_size(tcp);
+  if (tcp->incoming_buffer->length < target_read_size &&
+      tcp->incoming_buffer->count < MAX_READ_IOVEC) {
+    grpc_resource_user_alloc_slices(exec_ctx, &tcp->slice_allocator,
+                                    target_read_size, 1, tcp->incoming_buffer);
   } else {
     tcp_do_read(exec_ctx, tcp);
   }
@@ -540,9 +579,50 @@ static const grpc_endpoint_vtable vtable = {tcp_read,
                                             tcp_get_peer,
                                             tcp_get_fd};
 
-grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd *em_fd,
-                               grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota,
-                               size_t slice_size, const char *peer_string) {
+#define MAX_CHUNK_SIZE 32 * 1024 * 1024
+
+grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *em_fd,
+                               const grpc_channel_args *channel_args,
+                               const char *peer_string) {
+  int tcp_read_chunk_size = GRPC_TCP_DEFAULT_READ_SLICE_SIZE;
+  int tcp_max_read_chunk_size = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
+  int tcp_min_read_chunk_size = 256;
+  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_create(NULL);
+  if (channel_args != NULL) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < channel_args->num_args; i++) {
+      if (0 ==
+          strcmp(channel_args->args[i].key, GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE)) {
+        grpc_integer_options options = {(int)tcp_read_chunk_size, 1,
+                                        MAX_CHUNK_SIZE};
+        tcp_read_chunk_size =
+            grpc_channel_arg_get_integer(&channel_args->args[i], options);
+      } else if (0 == strcmp(channel_args->args[i].key,
+                             GRPC_ARG_TCP_MIN_READ_CHUNK_SIZE)) {
+        grpc_integer_options options = {(int)tcp_read_chunk_size, 1,
+                                        MAX_CHUNK_SIZE};
+        tcp_min_read_chunk_size =
+            grpc_channel_arg_get_integer(&channel_args->args[i], options);
+      } else if (0 == strcmp(channel_args->args[i].key,
+                             GRPC_ARG_TCP_MAX_READ_CHUNK_SIZE)) {
+        grpc_integer_options options = {(int)tcp_read_chunk_size, 1,
+                                        MAX_CHUNK_SIZE};
+        tcp_max_read_chunk_size =
+            grpc_channel_arg_get_integer(&channel_args->args[i], options);
+      } else if (0 ==
+                 strcmp(channel_args->args[i].key, GRPC_ARG_RESOURCE_QUOTA)) {
+        grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
+        resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_ref_internal(
+            channel_args->args[i].value.pointer.p);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (tcp_min_read_chunk_size > tcp_max_read_chunk_size) {
+    tcp_min_read_chunk_size = tcp_max_read_chunk_size;
+  }
+  tcp_read_chunk_size = GPR_CLAMP(tcp_read_chunk_size, tcp_min_read_chunk_size,
+                                  tcp_max_read_chunk_size);
+
   grpc_tcp *tcp = (grpc_tcp *)gpr_malloc(sizeof(grpc_tcp));
   tcp->base.vtable = &vtable;
   tcp->peer_string = gpr_strdup(peer_string);
@@ -552,7 +632,10 @@ grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd *em_fd,
   tcp->release_fd_cb = NULL;
   tcp->release_fd = NULL;
   tcp->incoming_buffer = NULL;
-  tcp->slice_size = slice_size;
+  tcp->target_length = (double)tcp_read_chunk_size;
+  tcp->min_read_chunk_size = tcp_min_read_chunk_size;
+  tcp->max_read_chunk_size = tcp_max_read_chunk_size;
+  tcp->bytes_read_this_round = 0;
   tcp->iov_size = 1;
   tcp->finished_edge = true;
   /* paired with unref in grpc_tcp_destroy */
@@ -569,6 +652,7 @@ grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd *em_fd,
       &tcp->slice_allocator, tcp->resource_user, tcp_read_allocation_done, tcp);
   /* Tell network status tracker about new endpoint */
   grpc_network_status_register_endpoint(&tcp->base);
+  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
 
   return &tcp->base;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.h
index 1c0d13f96e2..1ad5788331f 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.h
@@ -47,14 +47,13 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h"
 
-#define GRPC_TCP_DEFAULT_READ_SLICE_SIZE 8192
-
 extern int grpc_tcp_trace;
 
 /* Create a tcp endpoint given a file desciptor and a read slice size.
    Takes ownership of fd. */
-grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd *fd, grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota,
-                               size_t read_slice_size, const char *peer_string);
+grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
+                               const grpc_channel_args *args,
+                               const char *peer_string);
 
 /* Return the tcp endpoint's fd, or -1 if this is not available. Does not
    release the fd.
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c
index d6a017cf7f6..e66ffc9b1c2 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include <grpc/support/time.h>
 #include <grpc/support/useful.h>
 
+#include "src/core/lib/channel/channel_args.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/sockaddr.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/sockaddr_utils.h"
@@ -90,7 +91,6 @@ grpc_error *grpc_tcp_server_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
 
   grpc_tcp_server *s = gpr_zalloc(sizeof(grpc_tcp_server));
   s->so_reuseport = has_so_reuseport;
-  s->resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_create(NULL);
   s->expand_wildcard_addrs = false;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < (args == NULL ? 0 : args->num_args); i++) {
     if (0 == strcmp(GRPC_ARG_ALLOW_REUSEPORT, args->args[i].key)) {
@@ -98,27 +98,14 @@ grpc_error *grpc_tcp_server_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
         s->so_reuseport =
             has_so_reuseport && (args->args[i].value.integer != 0);
       } else {
-        grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, s->resource_quota);
         gpr_free(s);
         return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(GRPC_ARG_ALLOW_REUSEPORT
                                                     " must be an integer");
       }
-    } else if (0 == strcmp(GRPC_ARG_RESOURCE_QUOTA, args->args[i].key)) {
-      if (args->args[i].type == GRPC_ARG_POINTER) {
-        grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, s->resource_quota);
-        s->resource_quota =
-            grpc_resource_quota_ref_internal(args->args[i].value.pointer.p);
-      } else {
-        grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, s->resource_quota);
-        gpr_free(s);
-        return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-            GRPC_ARG_RESOURCE_QUOTA " must be a pointer to a buffer pool");
-      }
     } else if (0 == strcmp(GRPC_ARG_EXPAND_WILDCARD_ADDRS, args->args[i].key)) {
       if (args->args[i].type == GRPC_ARG_INTEGER) {
         s->expand_wildcard_addrs = (args->args[i].value.integer != 0);
       } else {
-        grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, s->resource_quota);
         gpr_free(s);
         return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
             GRPC_ARG_EXPAND_WILDCARD_ADDRS " must be an integer");
@@ -138,6 +125,7 @@ grpc_error *grpc_tcp_server_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   s->head = NULL;
   s->tail = NULL;
   s->nports = 0;
+  s->channel_args = grpc_channel_args_copy(args);
   gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&s->next_pollset_to_assign, 0);
   *server = s;
   return GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
@@ -158,8 +146,7 @@ static void finish_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp_server *s) {
     s->head = sp->next;
     gpr_free(sp);
   }
-
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, s->resource_quota);
+  grpc_channel_args_destroy(exec_ctx, s->channel_args);
 
   gpr_free(s);
 }
@@ -286,8 +273,7 @@ static void on_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, grpc_error *err) {
 
     sp->server->on_accept_cb(
         exec_ctx, sp->server->on_accept_cb_arg,
-        grpc_tcp_create(fdobj, sp->server->resource_quota,
-                        GRPC_TCP_DEFAULT_READ_SLICE_SIZE, addr_str),
+        grpc_tcp_create(exec_ctx, fdobj, sp->server->channel_args, addr_str),
         read_notifier_pollset, acceptor);
 
     gpr_free(name);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_utils_posix.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_utils_posix.h
index f5dc8532f9f..c15e2e1493a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_utils_posix.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_utils_posix.h
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ struct grpc_tcp_server {
   /* next pollset to assign a channel to */
   gpr_atm next_pollset_to_assign;
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota;
+  /* channel args for this server */
+  grpc_channel_args *channel_args;
 };
 
 /* If successful, add a listener to \a s for \a addr, set \a dsmode for the
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c
index 12ce7d3fdd5..4c17f08918b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <grpc/support/sync.h>
 #include <grpc/support/time.h>
 
+#include "src/core/lib/channel/channel_args.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/iocp_windows.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_windows.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address.h"
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ struct grpc_tcp_server {
   /* shutdown callback */
   grpc_closure *shutdown_complete;
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota;
+  grpc_channel_args *channel_args;
 };
 
 /* Public function. Allocates the proper data structures to hold a
@@ -112,21 +113,7 @@ grpc_error *grpc_tcp_server_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                    const grpc_channel_args *args,
                                    grpc_tcp_server **server) {
   grpc_tcp_server *s = gpr_malloc(sizeof(grpc_tcp_server));
-  s->resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_create(NULL);
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < (args == NULL ? 0 : args->num_args); i++) {
-    if (0 == strcmp(GRPC_ARG_RESOURCE_QUOTA, args->args[i].key)) {
-      if (args->args[i].type == GRPC_ARG_POINTER) {
-        grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, s->resource_quota);
-        s->resource_quota =
-            grpc_resource_quota_ref_internal(args->args[i].value.pointer.p);
-      } else {
-        grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, s->resource_quota);
-        gpr_free(s);
-        return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-            GRPC_ARG_RESOURCE_QUOTA " must be a pointer to a buffer pool");
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  s->channel_args = grpc_channel_args_copy(args);
   gpr_ref_init(&s->refs, 1);
   gpr_mu_init(&s->mu);
   s->active_ports = 0;
@@ -155,7 +142,7 @@ static void destroy_server(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
     grpc_winsocket_destroy(sp->socket);
     gpr_free(sp);
   }
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, s->resource_quota);
+  grpc_channel_args_destroy(exec_ctx, s->channel_args);
   gpr_free(s);
 }
 
@@ -383,8 +370,8 @@ static void on_accept(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, grpc_error *error) {
         gpr_free(utf8_message);
       }
       gpr_asprintf(&fd_name, "tcp_server:%s", peer_name_string);
-      ep = grpc_tcp_create(grpc_winsocket_create(sock, fd_name),
-                           sp->server->resource_quota, peer_name_string);
+      ep = grpc_tcp_create(exec_ctx, grpc_winsocket_create(sock, fd_name),
+                           sp->server->channel_args, peer_name_string);
       gpr_free(fd_name);
       gpr_free(peer_name_string);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.c
index 91348832268..f74aa687936 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.c
@@ -430,9 +430,19 @@ static grpc_endpoint_vtable vtable = {win_read,
                                       win_get_peer,
                                       win_get_fd};
 
-grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_winsocket *socket,
-                               grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota,
+grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_winsocket *socket,
+                               grpc_channel_args *channel_args,
                                char *peer_string) {
+  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_create(NULL);
+  if (channel_args != NULL) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < channel_args->num_args; i++) {
+      if (0 == strcmp(channel_args->args[i].key, GRPC_ARG_RESOURCE_QUOTA)) {
+        grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, resource_quota);
+        resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_ref_internal(
+            channel_args->args[i].value.pointer.p);
+      }
+    }
+  }
   grpc_tcp *tcp = (grpc_tcp *)gpr_malloc(sizeof(grpc_tcp));
   memset(tcp, 0, sizeof(grpc_tcp));
   tcp->base.vtable = &vtable;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.h
index 4402de1c385..abafdb22d20 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_windows.h
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 /* Create a tcp endpoint given a winsock handle.
  * Takes ownership of the handle.
  */
-grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_winsocket *socket,
-                               grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota,
+grpc_endpoint *grpc_tcp_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_winsocket *socket,
+                               grpc_channel_args *channel_args,
                                char *peer_string);
 
 grpc_error *grpc_tcp_prepare_socket(SOCKET sock);
diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c b/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
index 4870dc1a536..9a566e6484c 100644
--- a/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
@@ -117,10 +117,7 @@ void grpc_run_bad_client_test(
   grpc_init();
 
   /* Create endpoints */
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota =
-      grpc_resource_quota_create("bad_client_test");
-  sfd = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("fixture", resource_quota, 65536);
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(&exec_ctx, resource_quota);
+  sfd = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("fixture", NULL);
 
   /* Create server, completion events */
   a.server = grpc_server_create(NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair+trace.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair+trace.c
index 5ace922f058..424241c1e47 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair+trace.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair+trace.c
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture chttp2_create_fixture_socketpair(
   f.fixture_data = sfd;
   f.cq = grpc_completion_queue_create(NULL);
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_create("fixture");
-  *sfd = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("fixture", resource_quota, 65536);
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref(resource_quota);
+  *sfd = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("fixture", NULL);
 
   return f;
 }
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair.c
index 3079a42dceb..fe8d766e74e 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair.c
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture chttp2_create_fixture_socketpair(
   f.fixture_data = sfd;
   f.cq = grpc_completion_queue_create(NULL);
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_create("fixture");
-  *sfd = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("fixture", resource_quota, 65536);
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref(resource_quota);
+  *sfd = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("fixture", NULL);
 
   return f;
 }
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair_1byte.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair_1byte.c
index 70410d75f4c..04174fa5015 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair_1byte.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair_1byte.c
@@ -90,9 +90,17 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture chttp2_create_fixture_socketpair(
   f.fixture_data = sfd;
   f.cq = grpc_completion_queue_create(NULL);
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_create("fixture");
-  *sfd = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("fixture", resource_quota, 1);
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref(resource_quota);
+  grpc_arg a[] = {{.key = GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE,
+                   .type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                   .value.integer = 1},
+                  {.key = GRPC_ARG_TCP_MIN_READ_CHUNK_SIZE,
+                   .type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                   .value.integer = 1},
+                  {.key = GRPC_ARG_TCP_MAX_READ_CHUNK_SIZE,
+                   .type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                   .value.integer = 1}};
+  grpc_channel_args args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(a), .args = a};
+  *sfd = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("fixture", &args);
 
   return f;
 }
diff --git a/test/core/iomgr/endpoint_pair_test.c b/test/core/iomgr/endpoint_pair_test.c
index 4b98ef257e5..c8a60776b9c 100644
--- a/test/core/iomgr/endpoint_pair_test.c
+++ b/test/core/iomgr/endpoint_pair_test.c
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ static grpc_endpoint_test_fixture create_fixture_endpoint_pair(
     size_t slice_size) {
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
   grpc_endpoint_test_fixture f;
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota =
-      grpc_resource_quota_create("endpoint_pair_test");
-  grpc_endpoint_pair p =
-      grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("test", resource_quota, slice_size);
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref(resource_quota);
+  grpc_arg a[] = {{.key = GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE,
+                   .type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                   .value.integer = (int)slice_size}};
+  grpc_channel_args args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(a), .args = a};
+  grpc_endpoint_pair p = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("test", &args);
 
   f.client_ep = p.client;
   f.server_ep = p.server;
diff --git a/test/core/iomgr/fd_conservation_posix_test.c b/test/core/iomgr/fd_conservation_posix_test.c
index 3dffa02c3c8..6ac322bb014 100644
--- a/test/core/iomgr/fd_conservation_posix_test.c
+++ b/test/core/iomgr/fd_conservation_posix_test.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
     grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
-    p = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("test", resource_quota, 1);
+    p = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("test", NULL);
     grpc_endpoint_destroy(&exec_ctx, p.client);
     grpc_endpoint_destroy(&exec_ctx, p.server);
     grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
diff --git a/test/core/iomgr/tcp_posix_test.c b/test/core/iomgr/tcp_posix_test.c
index 5a55be888fe..2c53a003d23 100644
--- a/test/core/iomgr/tcp_posix_test.c
+++ b/test/core/iomgr/tcp_posix_test.c
@@ -183,10 +183,12 @@ static void read_test(size_t num_bytes, size_t slice_size) {
 
   create_sockets(sv);
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota = grpc_resource_quota_create("read_test");
-  ep = grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd_create(sv[1], "read_test"), resource_quota,
-                       slice_size, "test");
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(&exec_ctx, resource_quota);
+  grpc_arg a[] = {{.key = GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE,
+                   .type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                   .value.integer = (int)slice_size}};
+  grpc_channel_args args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(a), .args = a};
+  ep = grpc_tcp_create(&exec_ctx, grpc_fd_create(sv[1], "read_test"), &args,
+                       "test");
   grpc_endpoint_add_to_pollset(&exec_ctx, ep, g_pollset);
 
   written_bytes = fill_socket_partial(sv[0], num_bytes);
@@ -233,11 +235,12 @@ static void large_read_test(size_t slice_size) {
 
   create_sockets(sv);
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota =
-      grpc_resource_quota_create("large_read_test");
-  ep = grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd_create(sv[1], "large_read_test"), resource_quota,
-                       slice_size, "test");
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(&exec_ctx, resource_quota);
+  grpc_arg a[] = {{.key = GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE,
+                   .type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                   .value.integer = (int)slice_size}};
+  grpc_channel_args args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(a), .args = a};
+  ep = grpc_tcp_create(&exec_ctx, grpc_fd_create(sv[1], "large_read_test"),
+                       &args, "test");
   grpc_endpoint_add_to_pollset(&exec_ctx, ep, g_pollset);
 
   written_bytes = fill_socket(sv[0]);
@@ -372,11 +375,12 @@ static void write_test(size_t num_bytes, size_t slice_size) {
 
   create_sockets(sv);
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota =
-      grpc_resource_quota_create("write_test");
-  ep = grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd_create(sv[1], "write_test"), resource_quota,
-                       GRPC_TCP_DEFAULT_READ_SLICE_SIZE, "test");
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(&exec_ctx, resource_quota);
+  grpc_arg a[] = {{.key = GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE,
+                   .type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                   .value.integer = (int)slice_size}};
+  grpc_channel_args args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(a), .args = a};
+  ep = grpc_tcp_create(&exec_ctx, grpc_fd_create(sv[1], "write_test"), &args,
+                       "test");
   grpc_endpoint_add_to_pollset(&exec_ctx, ep, g_pollset);
 
   state.ep = ep;
@@ -441,12 +445,13 @@ static void release_fd_test(size_t num_bytes, size_t slice_size) {
 
   create_sockets(sv);
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota =
-      grpc_resource_quota_create("release_fd_test");
-  ep = grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd_create(sv[1], "read_test"), resource_quota,
-                       slice_size, "test");
+  grpc_arg a[] = {{.key = GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE,
+                   .type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                   .value.integer = (int)slice_size}};
+  grpc_channel_args args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(a), .args = a};
+  ep = grpc_tcp_create(&exec_ctx, grpc_fd_create(sv[1], "read_test"), &args,
+                       "test");
   GPR_ASSERT(grpc_tcp_fd(ep) == sv[1] && sv[1] >= 0);
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(&exec_ctx, resource_quota);
   grpc_endpoint_add_to_pollset(&exec_ctx, ep, g_pollset);
 
   written_bytes = fill_socket_partial(sv[0], num_bytes);
@@ -534,10 +539,14 @@ static grpc_endpoint_test_fixture create_fixture_tcp_socketpair(
   create_sockets(sv);
   grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota =
       grpc_resource_quota_create("tcp_posix_test_socketpair");
-  f.client_ep = grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd_create(sv[0], "fixture:client"),
-                                resource_quota, slice_size, "test");
-  f.server_ep = grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd_create(sv[1], "fixture:server"),
-                                resource_quota, slice_size, "test");
+  grpc_arg a[] = {{.key = GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE,
+                   .type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                   .value.integer = (int)slice_size}};
+  grpc_channel_args args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(a), .args = a};
+  f.client_ep = grpc_tcp_create(
+      &exec_ctx, grpc_fd_create(sv[0], "fixture:client"), &args, "test");
+  f.server_ep = grpc_tcp_create(
+      &exec_ctx, grpc_fd_create(sv[1], "fixture:server"), &args, "test");
   grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(&exec_ctx, resource_quota);
   grpc_endpoint_add_to_pollset(&exec_ctx, f.client_ep, g_pollset);
   grpc_endpoint_add_to_pollset(&exec_ctx, f.server_ep, g_pollset);
diff --git a/test/core/security/secure_endpoint_test.c b/test/core/security/secure_endpoint_test.c
index 8f11f98a9cd..71d8057ac31 100644
--- a/test/core/security/secure_endpoint_test.c
+++ b/test/core/security/secure_endpoint_test.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
+#include <grpc/support/useful.h>
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/iomgr.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/security/transport/secure_endpoint.h"
@@ -57,10 +58,11 @@ static grpc_endpoint_test_fixture secure_endpoint_create_fixture_tcp_socketpair(
   grpc_endpoint_test_fixture f;
   grpc_endpoint_pair tcp;
 
-  grpc_resource_quota *resource_quota =
-      grpc_resource_quota_create("secure_endpoint_test");
-  tcp = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("fixture", resource_quota, slice_size);
-  grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(&exec_ctx, resource_quota);
+  grpc_arg a[] = {{.key = GRPC_ARG_TCP_READ_CHUNK_SIZE,
+                   .type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
+                   .value.integer = (int)slice_size}};
+  grpc_channel_args args = {.num_args = GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(a), .args = a};
+  tcp = grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("fixture", &args);
   grpc_endpoint_add_to_pollset(&exec_ctx, tcp.client, g_pollset);
   grpc_endpoint_add_to_pollset(&exec_ctx, tcp.server, g_pollset);
 
diff --git a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/fullstack_fixtures.h b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/fullstack_fixtures.h
index dc297010599..acc56bf39bf 100644
--- a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/fullstack_fixtures.h
+++ b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/fullstack_fixtures.h
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ class EndpointPairFixture : public BaseFixture {
 class SockPair : public EndpointPairFixture {
  public:
   SockPair(Service* service)
-      : EndpointPairFixture(service, grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair(
-                                         "test", Library::get().rq(), 8192)) {}
+      : EndpointPairFixture(service,
+                            grpc_iomgr_create_endpoint_pair("test", NULL)) {}
 };
 
 class InProcessCHTTP2 : public EndpointPairFixture {