struct cm_device {
        struct list_head list;
        struct ib_device *device;
+       u8 ack_delay;
        struct cm_port port[0];
 };
 
        union ib_gid dgid;
        struct ib_ah_attr ah_attr;
        u16 pkey_index;
-       u8 packet_life_time;
+       u8 timeout;
 };
 
 struct cm_work {
        u8 retry_count;
        u8 rnr_retry_count;
        u8 service_timeout;
+       u8 target_ack_delay;
 
        struct list_head work_list;
        atomic_t work_count;
        av->port = port;
        ib_init_ah_from_path(cm_dev->device, port->port_num, path,
                             &av->ah_attr);
-       av->packet_life_time = path->packet_life_time;
+       av->timeout = path->packet_life_time + 1;
        return 0;
 }
 
        return 1 << max(iba_time - 8, 0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * calculate: 4.096x2^ack_timeout = 4.096x2^ack_delay + 2x4.096x2^life_time
+ * Because of how ack_timeout is stored, adding one doubles the timeout.
+ * To avoid large timeouts, select the max(ack_delay, life_time + 1), and
+ * increment it (round up) only if the other is within 50%.
+ */
+static u8 cm_ack_timeout(u8 ca_ack_delay, u8 packet_life_time)
+{
+       int ack_timeout = packet_life_time + 1;
+
+       if (ack_timeout >= ca_ack_delay)
+               ack_timeout += (ca_ack_delay >= (ack_timeout - 1));
+       else
+               ack_timeout = ca_ack_delay +
+                             (ack_timeout >= (ca_ack_delay - 1));
+
+       return min(31, ack_timeout);
+}
+
 static void cm_cleanup_timewait(struct cm_timewait_info *timewait_info)
 {
        if (timewait_info->inserted_remote_id) {
         * timewait before notifying the user that we've exited timewait.
         */
        cm_id_priv->id.state = IB_CM_TIMEWAIT;
-       wait_time = cm_convert_to_ms(cm_id_priv->av.packet_life_time + 1);
+       wait_time = cm_convert_to_ms(cm_id_priv->av.timeout);
        queue_delayed_work(cm.wq, &cm_id_priv->timewait_info->work.work,
                           msecs_to_jiffies(wait_time));
        cm_id_priv->timewait_info = NULL;
        cm_req_set_primary_sl(req_msg, param->primary_path->sl);
        cm_req_set_primary_subnet_local(req_msg, 1); /* local only... */
        cm_req_set_primary_local_ack_timeout(req_msg,
-               min(31, param->primary_path->packet_life_time + 1));
+               cm_ack_timeout(cm_id_priv->av.port->cm_dev->ack_delay,
+                              param->primary_path->packet_life_time));
 
        if (param->alternate_path) {
                req_msg->alt_local_lid = param->alternate_path->slid;
                cm_req_set_alt_sl(req_msg, param->alternate_path->sl);
                cm_req_set_alt_subnet_local(req_msg, 1); /* local only... */
                cm_req_set_alt_local_ack_timeout(req_msg,
-                       min(31, param->alternate_path->packet_life_time + 1));
+                       cm_ack_timeout(cm_id_priv->av.port->cm_dev->ack_delay,
+                                      param->alternate_path->packet_life_time));
        }
 
        if (param->private_data && param->private_data_len)
        cm_rep_set_starting_psn(rep_msg, cpu_to_be32(param->starting_psn));
        rep_msg->resp_resources = param->responder_resources;
        rep_msg->initiator_depth = param->initiator_depth;
-       cm_rep_set_target_ack_delay(rep_msg, param->target_ack_delay);
+       cm_rep_set_target_ack_delay(rep_msg,
+                                   cm_id_priv->av.port->cm_dev->ack_delay);
        cm_rep_set_failover(rep_msg, param->failover_accepted);
        cm_rep_set_flow_ctrl(rep_msg, param->flow_control);
        cm_rep_set_rnr_retry_count(rep_msg, param->rnr_retry_count);
        cm_id_priv->responder_resources = rep_msg->initiator_depth;
        cm_id_priv->sq_psn = cm_rep_get_starting_psn(rep_msg);
        cm_id_priv->rnr_retry_count = cm_rep_get_rnr_retry_count(rep_msg);
+       cm_id_priv->target_ack_delay = cm_rep_get_target_ack_delay(rep_msg);
+       cm_id_priv->av.timeout =
+                       cm_ack_timeout(cm_id_priv->target_ack_delay,
+                                      cm_id_priv->av.timeout - 1);
+       cm_id_priv->alt_av.timeout =
+                       cm_ack_timeout(cm_id_priv->target_ack_delay,
+                                      cm_id_priv->alt_av.timeout - 1);
 
        /* todo: handle peer_to_peer */
 
        work->cm_event.param.mra_rcvd.service_timeout =
                                        cm_mra_get_service_timeout(mra_msg);
        timeout = cm_convert_to_ms(cm_mra_get_service_timeout(mra_msg)) +
-                 cm_convert_to_ms(cm_id_priv->av.packet_life_time);
+                 cm_convert_to_ms(cm_id_priv->av.timeout);
 
        spin_lock_irq(&cm_id_priv->lock);
        switch (cm_id_priv->id.state) {
        cm_lap_set_sl(lap_msg, alternate_path->sl);
        cm_lap_set_subnet_local(lap_msg, 1); /* local only... */
        cm_lap_set_local_ack_timeout(lap_msg,
-               min(31, alternate_path->packet_life_time + 1));
+               cm_ack_timeout(cm_id_priv->av.port->cm_dev->ack_delay,
+                              alternate_path->packet_life_time));
 
        if (private_data && private_data_len)
                memcpy(lap_msg->private_data, private_data, private_data_len);
        ret = cm_init_av_by_path(alternate_path, &cm_id_priv->alt_av);
        if (ret)
                goto out;
+       cm_id_priv->alt_av.timeout =
+                       cm_ack_timeout(cm_id_priv->target_ack_delay,
+                                      cm_id_priv->alt_av.timeout - 1);
 
        ret = cm_alloc_msg(cm_id_priv, &msg);
        if (ret)
                        *qp_attr_mask |= IB_QP_ALT_PATH;
                        qp_attr->alt_port_num = cm_id_priv->alt_av.port->port_num;
                        qp_attr->alt_pkey_index = cm_id_priv->alt_av.pkey_index;
-                       qp_attr->alt_timeout =
-                                       cm_id_priv->alt_av.packet_life_time + 1;
+                       qp_attr->alt_timeout = cm_id_priv->alt_av.timeout;
                        qp_attr->alt_ah_attr = cm_id_priv->alt_av.ah_attr;
                }
                ret = 0;
                                *qp_attr_mask |= IB_QP_TIMEOUT | IB_QP_RETRY_CNT |
                                                 IB_QP_RNR_RETRY |
                                                 IB_QP_MAX_QP_RD_ATOMIC;
-                               qp_attr->timeout =
-                                       cm_id_priv->av.packet_life_time + 1;
+                               qp_attr->timeout = cm_id_priv->av.timeout;
                                qp_attr->retry_cnt = cm_id_priv->retry_count;
                                qp_attr->rnr_retry = cm_id_priv->rnr_retry_count;
                                qp_attr->max_rd_atomic =
                        *qp_attr_mask = IB_QP_ALT_PATH | IB_QP_PATH_MIG_STATE;
                        qp_attr->alt_port_num = cm_id_priv->alt_av.port->port_num;
                        qp_attr->alt_pkey_index = cm_id_priv->alt_av.pkey_index;
-                       qp_attr->alt_timeout =
-                               cm_id_priv->alt_av.packet_life_time + 1;
+                       qp_attr->alt_timeout = cm_id_priv->alt_av.timeout;
                        qp_attr->alt_ah_attr = cm_id_priv->alt_av.ah_attr;
                        qp_attr->path_mig_state = IB_MIG_REARM;
                }
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_cm_init_qp_attr);
 
+void cm_get_ack_delay(struct cm_device *cm_dev)
+{
+       struct ib_device_attr attr;
+
+       if (ib_query_device(cm_dev->device, &attr))
+               cm_dev->ack_delay = 0; /* acks will rely on packet life time */
+       else
+               cm_dev->ack_delay = attr.local_ca_ack_delay;
+}
+
 static void cm_add_one(struct ib_device *device)
 {
        struct cm_device *cm_dev;
                return;
 
        cm_dev->device = device;
+       cm_get_ack_delay(cm_dev);
 
        set_bit(IB_MGMT_METHOD_SEND, reg_req.method_mask);
        for (i = 1; i <= device->phys_port_cnt; i++) {