return dd->verbs_dev.n_kmem_wait;
 }
 
+static u64 access_sw_send_schedule(const struct cntr_entry *entry,
+                              void *context, int vl, int mode, u64 data)
+{
+       struct hfi1_devdata *dd = (struct hfi1_devdata *)context;
+
+       return dd->verbs_dev.n_send_schedule;
+}
+
 #define def_access_sw_cpu(cntr) \
 static u64 access_sw_cpu_##cntr(const struct cntr_entry *entry,                      \
                              void *context, int vl, int mode, u64 data)      \
                            access_sw_pio_wait),
 [C_SW_KMEM_WAIT] = CNTR_ELEM("KmemWait", 0, 0, CNTR_NORMAL,
                            access_sw_kmem_wait),
+[C_SW_SEND_SCHED] = CNTR_ELEM("SendSched", 0, 0, CNTR_NORMAL,
+                           access_sw_send_schedule),
 };
 
 static struct cntr_entry port_cntrs[PORT_CNTR_LAST] = {
 
        ohdr->bth[2] = cpu_to_be32(bth2);
 }
 
+/* when sending, force a reschedule every one of these periods */
+#define SEND_RESCHED_TIMEOUT (5 * HZ)  /* 5s in jiffies */
+
 /**
  * hfi1_do_send - perform a send on a QP
  * @work: contains a pointer to the QP
        struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd = ppd_from_ibp(ibp);
        int (*make_req)(struct hfi1_qp *qp);
        unsigned long flags;
+       unsigned long timeout;
 
        if ((qp->ibqp.qp_type == IB_QPT_RC ||
             qp->ibqp.qp_type == IB_QPT_UC) &&
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->s_lock, flags);
 
+       timeout = jiffies + SEND_RESCHED_TIMEOUT;
        do {
                /* Check for a constructed packet to be sent. */
                if (qp->s_hdrwords != 0) {
                        /* Record that s_hdr is empty. */
                        qp->s_hdrwords = 0;
                }
+
+               /* allow other tasks to run */
+               if (unlikely(time_after(jiffies, timeout))) {
+                       cond_resched();
+                       ppd->dd->verbs_dev.n_send_schedule++;
+                       timeout = jiffies + SEND_RESCHED_TIMEOUT;
+               }
        } while (make_req(qp));
 }