diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index e97c58a..1e2a89a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -147,6 +147,42 @@
 	kref_get(&fi->fi_ref);
 }
 
+static int num_delegations;
+
+/*
+ * Open owner state (share locks)
+ */
+
+/* hash tables for nfs4_stateowner */
+#define OWNER_HASH_BITS              8
+#define OWNER_HASH_SIZE             (1 << OWNER_HASH_BITS)
+#define OWNER_HASH_MASK             (OWNER_HASH_SIZE - 1)
+
+#define ownerid_hashval(id) \
+        ((id) & OWNER_HASH_MASK)
+#define ownerstr_hashval(clientid, ownername) \
+        (((clientid) + opaque_hashval((ownername.data), (ownername.len))) & OWNER_HASH_MASK)
+
+static struct list_head	ownerid_hashtbl[OWNER_HASH_SIZE];
+static struct list_head	ownerstr_hashtbl[OWNER_HASH_SIZE];
+
+/* hash table for nfs4_file */
+#define FILE_HASH_BITS                   8
+#define FILE_HASH_SIZE                  (1 << FILE_HASH_BITS)
+#define FILE_HASH_MASK                  (FILE_HASH_SIZE - 1)
+/* hash table for (open)nfs4_stateid */
+#define STATEID_HASH_BITS              10
+#define STATEID_HASH_SIZE              (1 << STATEID_HASH_BITS)
+#define STATEID_HASH_MASK              (STATEID_HASH_SIZE - 1)
+
+#define file_hashval(x) \
+        hash_ptr(x, FILE_HASH_BITS)
+#define stateid_hashval(owner_id, file_id)  \
+        (((owner_id) + (file_id)) & STATEID_HASH_MASK)
+
+static struct list_head file_hashtbl[FILE_HASH_SIZE];
+static struct list_head stateid_hashtbl[STATEID_HASH_SIZE];
+
 static struct nfs4_delegation *
 alloc_init_deleg(struct nfs4_client *clp, struct nfs4_stateid *stp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, u32 type)
 {
@@ -155,9 +191,12 @@
 	struct nfs4_callback *cb = &stp->st_stateowner->so_client->cl_callback;
 
 	dprintk("NFSD alloc_init_deleg\n");
+	if (num_delegations > STATEID_HASH_SIZE * 4)
+		return NULL;
 	dp = kmem_cache_alloc(deleg_slab, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dp == NULL)
 		return dp;
+	num_delegations++;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dp->dl_perfile);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dp->dl_perclnt);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dp->dl_recall_lru);
@@ -192,6 +231,7 @@
 		dprintk("NFSD: freeing dp %p\n",dp);
 		put_nfs4_file(dp->dl_file);
 		kmem_cache_free(deleg_slab, dp);
+		num_delegations--;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -943,40 +983,6 @@
 	return status;
 }
 
-/* 
- * Open owner state (share locks)
- */
-
-/* hash tables for nfs4_stateowner */
-#define OWNER_HASH_BITS              8
-#define OWNER_HASH_SIZE             (1 << OWNER_HASH_BITS)
-#define OWNER_HASH_MASK             (OWNER_HASH_SIZE - 1)
-
-#define ownerid_hashval(id) \
-        ((id) & OWNER_HASH_MASK)
-#define ownerstr_hashval(clientid, ownername) \
-        (((clientid) + opaque_hashval((ownername.data), (ownername.len))) & OWNER_HASH_MASK)
-
-static struct list_head	ownerid_hashtbl[OWNER_HASH_SIZE];
-static struct list_head	ownerstr_hashtbl[OWNER_HASH_SIZE];
-
-/* hash table for nfs4_file */
-#define FILE_HASH_BITS                   8
-#define FILE_HASH_SIZE                  (1 << FILE_HASH_BITS)
-#define FILE_HASH_MASK                  (FILE_HASH_SIZE - 1)
-/* hash table for (open)nfs4_stateid */
-#define STATEID_HASH_BITS              10
-#define STATEID_HASH_SIZE              (1 << STATEID_HASH_BITS)
-#define STATEID_HASH_MASK              (STATEID_HASH_SIZE - 1)
-
-#define file_hashval(x) \
-        hash_ptr(x, FILE_HASH_BITS)
-#define stateid_hashval(owner_id, file_id)  \
-        (((owner_id) + (file_id)) & STATEID_HASH_MASK)
-
-static struct list_head file_hashtbl[FILE_HASH_SIZE];
-static struct list_head stateid_hashtbl[STATEID_HASH_SIZE];
-
 /* OPEN Share state helper functions */
 static inline struct nfs4_file *
 alloc_init_file(struct inode *ino)