static struct pktcdvd_device *pkt_devs[MAX_WRITERS];
 static struct proc_dir_entry *pkt_proc;
 static int pktdev_major;
+static int write_congestion_on  = PKT_WRITE_CONGESTION_ON;
+static int write_congestion_off = PKT_WRITE_CONGESTION_OFF;
 static struct mutex ctl_mutex; /* Serialize open/close/setup/teardown */
 static mempool_t *psd_pool;
 
        sector_t zone = 0; /* Suppress gcc warning */
        struct pkt_rb_node *node, *first_node;
        struct rb_node *n;
+       int wakeup;
 
        VPRINTK("handle_queue\n");
 
                pkt->write_size += bio->bi_size / CD_FRAMESIZE;
                spin_unlock(&pkt->lock);
        }
+       /* check write congestion marks, and if bio_queue_size is
+          below, wake up any waiters */
+       wakeup = (pd->write_congestion_on > 0
+                       && pd->bio_queue_size <= pd->write_congestion_off);
        spin_unlock(&pd->lock);
+       if (wakeup)
+               blk_clear_queue_congested(pd->disk->queue, WRITE);
 
        pkt->sleep_time = max(PACKET_WAIT_TIME, 1);
        pkt_set_state(pkt, PACKET_WAITING_STATE);
        }
        spin_unlock(&pd->cdrw.active_list_lock);
 
+       /*
+        * Test if there is enough room left in the bio work queue
+        * (queue size >= congestion on mark).
+        * If not, wait till the work queue size is below the congestion off mark.
+        */
+       spin_lock(&pd->lock);
+       if (pd->write_congestion_on > 0
+           && pd->bio_queue_size >= pd->write_congestion_on) {
+               blk_set_queue_congested(q, WRITE);
+               do {
+                       spin_unlock(&pd->lock);
+                       congestion_wait(WRITE, HZ);
+                       spin_lock(&pd->lock);
+               } while(pd->bio_queue_size > pd->write_congestion_off);
+       }
+       spin_unlock(&pd->lock);
+
        /*
         * No matching packet found. Store the bio in the work queue.
         */
        seq_printf(m, "\tstate:\t\t\ti:%d ow:%d rw:%d ww:%d rec:%d fin:%d\n",
                   states[0], states[1], states[2], states[3], states[4], states[5]);
 
+       seq_printf(m, "\twrite congestion marks:\toff=%d on=%d\n",
+                       pd->write_congestion_off,
+                       pd->write_congestion_on);
        return 0;
 }
 
        init_waitqueue_head(&pd->wqueue);
        pd->bio_queue = RB_ROOT;
 
+       pd->write_congestion_on  = write_congestion_on;
+       pd->write_congestion_off = write_congestion_off;
+
        disk = alloc_disk(1);
        if (!disk)
                goto out_mem;