}
 }
 
+static inline void rc_cancel_ack(struct hfi1_qp *qp)
+{
+       qp->r_adefered = 0;
+       if (list_empty(&qp->rspwait))
+               return;
+       list_del_init(&qp->rspwait);
+       qp->r_flags &= ~HFI1_R_RSP_DEFERED_ACK;
+       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&qp->refcount))
+               wake_up(&qp->wait);
+}
+
 /**
  * rc_rcv_error - process an incoming duplicate or error RC packet
  * @ohdr: the other headers for this packet
        qp->r_ack_psn = psn;
        qp->r_nak_state = 0;
        /* Send an ACK if requested or required. */
-       if (psn & (1 << 31))
-               goto send_ack;
+       if (psn & IB_BTH_REQ_ACK) {
+               if (packet->numpkt == 0) {
+                       rc_cancel_ack(qp);
+                       goto send_ack;
+               }
+               if (qp->r_adefered >= HFI1_PSN_CREDIT) {
+                       rc_cancel_ack(qp);
+                       goto send_ack;
+               }
+               if (unlikely(is_fecn)) {
+                       rc_cancel_ack(qp);
+                       goto send_ack;
+               }
+               qp->r_adefered++;
+               rc_defered_ack(rcd, qp);
+       }
        return;
 
 rnr_nak:
 
 
 #define HFI1_VENDOR_IPG                cpu_to_be16(0xFFA0)
 
-#define IB_BTH_REQ_ACK         (1 << 31)
-#define IB_BTH_SOLICITED       (1 << 23)
-#define IB_BTH_MIG_REQ         (1 << 22)
+#define IB_BTH_REQ_ACK         BIT(31)
+#define IB_BTH_SOLICITED       BIT(23)
+#define IB_BTH_MIG_REQ         BIT(22)
 
 #define IB_GRH_VERSION         6
 #define IB_GRH_VERSION_MASK    0xF
        u32 r_psn;              /* expected rcv packet sequence number */
        u32 r_msn;              /* message sequence number */
 
+       u8 r_adefered;         /* number of acks defered */
        u8 r_state;             /* opcode of last packet received */
        u8 r_flags;
        u8 r_head_ack_queue;    /* index into s_ack_queue[] */