}
 }
 
-static void tcp_incr_quickack(struct sock *sk)
+static void tcp_incr_quickack(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
 {
        struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
        unsigned int quickacks = tcp_sk(sk)->rcv_wnd / (2 * icsk->icsk_ack.rcv_mss);
 
        if (quickacks == 0)
                quickacks = 2;
+       quickacks = min(quickacks, max_quickacks);
        if (quickacks > icsk->icsk_ack.quick)
-               icsk->icsk_ack.quick = min(quickacks, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
+               icsk->icsk_ack.quick = quickacks;
 }
 
-static void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk)
+static void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
 {
        struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
-       tcp_incr_quickack(sk);
+
+       tcp_incr_quickack(sk, max_quickacks);
        icsk->icsk_ack.pingpong = 0;
        icsk->icsk_ack.ato = TCP_ATO_MIN;
 }
                 * it is probably a retransmit.
                 */
                if (tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_SEEN)
-                       tcp_enter_quickack_mode((struct sock *)tp);
+                       tcp_enter_quickack_mode((struct sock *)tp, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
                break;
        case INET_ECN_CE:
                if (tcp_ca_needs_ecn((struct sock *)tp))
 
                if (!(tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_DEMAND_CWR)) {
                        /* Better not delay acks, sender can have a very low cwnd */
-                       tcp_enter_quickack_mode((struct sock *)tp);
+                       tcp_enter_quickack_mode((struct sock *)tp, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
                        tp->ecn_flags |= TCP_ECN_DEMAND_CWR;
                }
                tp->ecn_flags |= TCP_ECN_SEEN;
                /* The _first_ data packet received, initialize
                 * delayed ACK engine.
                 */
-               tcp_incr_quickack(sk);
+               tcp_incr_quickack(sk, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
                icsk->icsk_ack.ato = TCP_ATO_MIN;
        } else {
                int m = now - icsk->icsk_ack.lrcvtime;
                        /* Too long gap. Apparently sender failed to
                         * restart window, so that we send ACKs quickly.
                         */
-                       tcp_incr_quickack(sk);
+                       tcp_incr_quickack(sk, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
                        sk_mem_reclaim(sk);
                }
        }
        if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq != TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq &&
            before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, tp->rcv_nxt)) {
                NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_DELAYEDACKLOST);
-               tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk);
+               tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
 
                if (tcp_is_sack(tp) && sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_dsack) {
                        u32 end_seq = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq;
                tcp_dsack_set(sk, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq);
 
 out_of_window:
-               tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk);
+               tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
                inet_csk_schedule_ack(sk);
 drop:
                tcp_drop(sk, skb);
                         * to stand against the temptation 8)     --ANK
                         */
                        inet_csk_schedule_ack(sk);
-                       tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk);
+                       tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
                        inet_csk_reset_xmit_timer(sk, ICSK_TIME_DACK,
                                                  TCP_DELACK_MAX, TCP_RTO_MAX);