return clp->cl_time == 0;
 }
 
+static void nfsd4_dec_courtesy_client_count(struct nfsd_net *nn,
+                                       struct nfs4_client *clp)
+{
+       if (clp->cl_state != NFSD4_ACTIVE)
+               atomic_add_unless(&nn->nfsd_courtesy_clients, -1, 0);
+}
+
 static __be32 get_client_locked(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 {
        struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(clp->net, nfsd_net_id);
        if (is_client_expired(clp))
                return nfserr_expired;
        atomic_inc(&clp->cl_rpc_users);
+       nfsd4_dec_courtesy_client_count(nn, clp);
        clp->cl_state = NFSD4_ACTIVE;
        return nfs_ok;
 }
 
        list_move_tail(&clp->cl_lru, &nn->client_lru);
        clp->cl_time = ktime_get_boottime_seconds();
+       nfsd4_dec_courtesy_client_count(nn, clp);
        clp->cl_state = NFSD4_ACTIVE;
 }
 
        if (clp->cl_cb_conn.cb_xprt)
                svc_xprt_put(clp->cl_cb_conn.cb_xprt);
        atomic_add_unless(&nn->nfs4_client_count, -1, 0);
+       nfsd4_dec_courtesy_client_count(nn, clp);
        free_client(clp);
        wake_up_all(&expiry_wq);
 }
        max_clients = (u64)si.totalram * si.mem_unit / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
        max_clients *= NFS4_CLIENTS_PER_GB;
        nn->nfs4_max_clients = max_t(int, max_clients, NFS4_CLIENTS_PER_GB);
+
+       atomic_set(&nn->nfsd_courtesy_clients, 0);
 }
 
 static void init_nfs4_replay(struct nfs4_replay *rp)
                        goto exp_client;
                if (!state_expired(lt, clp->cl_time))
                        break;
-               if (!atomic_read(&clp->cl_rpc_users))
+               if (!atomic_read(&clp->cl_rpc_users)) {
+                       if (clp->cl_state == NFSD4_ACTIVE)
+                               atomic_inc(&nn->nfsd_courtesy_clients);
                        clp->cl_state = NFSD4_COURTESY;
+               }
                if (!client_has_state(clp))
                        goto exp_client;
                if (!nfs4_anylock_blockers(clp))