struct kobject kobject;
        struct timer_list ack_timer;
 
+       struct timer_list reset_timer;
+       unsigned int reset_timeout;
+       unsigned long last_contact;
+       int outstanding_tx;
+
        spinlock_t lock;
        unsigned long state;
        HvLpInstanceId src_inst;
 static void veth_recycle_msg(struct veth_lpar_connection *, struct veth_msg *);
 static void veth_flush_pending(struct veth_lpar_connection *cnx);
 static void veth_receive(struct veth_lpar_connection *, struct VethLpEvent *);
-static void veth_timed_ack(unsigned long connectionPtr);
 static void veth_release_connection(struct kobject *kobject);
+static void veth_timed_ack(unsigned long ptr);
+static void veth_timed_reset(unsigned long ptr);
 
 static struct kobj_type veth_lpar_connection_ktype = {
        .release        = veth_release_connection
        HvLpIndex rlp = event->base_event.xSourceLp;
        struct veth_lpar_connection *cnx = veth_cnx[rlp];
        unsigned long flags;
-       int i;
+       int i, acked = 0;
 
        BUG_ON(! cnx);
 
                break;
        case VethEventTypeFramesAck:
                spin_lock_irqsave(&cnx->lock, flags);
+
                for (i = 0; i < VETH_MAX_ACKS_PER_MSG; ++i) {
                        u16 msgnum = event->u.frames_ack_data.token[i];
 
-                       if (msgnum < VETH_NUMBUFFERS)
+                       if (msgnum < VETH_NUMBUFFERS) {
                                veth_recycle_msg(cnx, cnx->msgs + msgnum);
+                               cnx->outstanding_tx--;
+                               acked++;
+                       }
                }
+
+               if (acked > 0)
+                       cnx->last_contact = jiffies;
+
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cnx->lock, flags);
+
                veth_flush_pending(cnx);
                break;
        case VethEventTypeFrames:
 
  restart:
        if (cnx->state & VETH_STATE_RESET) {
-               int i;
-
                if (cnx->state & VETH_STATE_OPEN)
                        HvCallEvent_closeLpEventPath(cnx->remote_lp,
                                                     HvLpEvent_Type_VirtualLan);
                                | VETH_STATE_SENTCAPACK | VETH_STATE_READY);
 
                /* Clean up any leftover messages */
-               if (cnx->msgs)
+               if (cnx->msgs) {
+                       int i;
                        for (i = 0; i < VETH_NUMBUFFERS; ++i)
                                veth_recycle_msg(cnx, cnx->msgs + i);
+               }
+               cnx->outstanding_tx = 0;
 
                /* Drop the lock so we can do stuff that might sleep or
                 * take other locks. */
                spin_unlock_irq(&cnx->lock);
 
                del_timer_sync(&cnx->ack_timer);
+               del_timer_sync(&cnx->reset_timer);
+
                veth_flush_pending(cnx);
 
                spin_lock_irq(&cnx->lock);
        cnx->remote_lp = rlp;
        spin_lock_init(&cnx->lock);
        INIT_WORK(&cnx->statemachine_wq, veth_statemachine, cnx);
+
        init_timer(&cnx->ack_timer);
        cnx->ack_timer.function = veth_timed_ack;
        cnx->ack_timer.data = (unsigned long) cnx;
+
+       init_timer(&cnx->reset_timer);
+       cnx->reset_timer.function = veth_timed_reset;
+       cnx->reset_timer.data = (unsigned long) cnx;
+       cnx->reset_timeout = 5 * HZ * (VETH_ACKTIMEOUT / 1000000);
+
        memset(&cnx->pending_acks, 0xff, sizeof (cnx->pending_acks));
 
        veth_cnx[rlp] = cnx;
        if (rc != HvLpEvent_Rc_Good)
                goto recycle_and_drop;
 
+       /* If the timer's not already running, start it now. */
+       if (0 == cnx->outstanding_tx)
+               mod_timer(&cnx->reset_timer, jiffies + cnx->reset_timeout);
+
+       cnx->last_contact = jiffies;
+       cnx->outstanding_tx++;
+
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cnx->lock, flags);
        return 0;
 
        }
 }
 
+static void veth_timed_reset(unsigned long ptr)
+{
+       struct veth_lpar_connection *cnx = (struct veth_lpar_connection *)ptr;
+       unsigned long trigger_time, flags;
+
+       /* FIXME is it possible this fires after veth_stop_connection()?
+        * That would reschedule the statemachine for 5 seconds and probably
+        * execute it after the module's been unloaded. Hmm. */
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&cnx->lock, flags);
+
+       if (cnx->outstanding_tx > 0) {
+               trigger_time = cnx->last_contact + cnx->reset_timeout;
+
+               if (trigger_time < jiffies) {
+                       cnx->state |= VETH_STATE_RESET;
+                       veth_kick_statemachine(cnx);
+                       veth_error("%d packets not acked by LPAR %d within %d "
+                                       "seconds, resetting.\n",
+                                       cnx->outstanding_tx, cnx->remote_lp,
+                                       cnx->reset_timeout / HZ);
+               } else {
+                       /* Reschedule the timer */
+                       trigger_time = jiffies + cnx->reset_timeout;
+                       mod_timer(&cnx->reset_timer, trigger_time);
+               }
+       }
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cnx->lock, flags);
+}
+
 /*
  * Rx path
  */