ber_len_t sockbuf_max_incoming = SLAP_SB_MAX_INCOMING_DEFAULT;
 ber_len_t sockbuf_max_incoming_auth= SLAP_SB_MAX_INCOMING_AUTH;
 
+int    slap_conn_max_pending = SLAP_CONN_MAX_PENDING_DEFAULT;
+int    slap_conn_max_pending_auth = SLAP_CONN_MAX_PENDING_AUTH;
+
 char   *slapd_pid_file  = NULL;
 char   *slapd_args_file = NULL;
 
 
                        sockbuf_max_incoming_auth = max;
 
+               /* set conn pending max */
+               } else if ( strcasecmp( cargv[0], "conn_max_pending" ) == 0 ) {
+                       long max;
+                       if ( cargc < 2 ) {
+#ifdef NEW_LOGGING
+                               LDAP_LOG( CONFIG, CRIT, 
+                                  "%s: line %d: missing max in \"conn_max_pending "
+                                  "<requests>\" line\n", fname, lineno, 0 );
+#else
+                               Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+                                          "%s: line %d: missing max in \"conn_max_pending <requests>\" line\n",
+                                   fname, lineno, 0 );
+#endif
+
+                               return( 1 );
+                       }
+
+                       max = atol( cargv[1] );
+
+                       if( max < 0 ) {
+#ifdef NEW_LOGGING
+                               LDAP_LOG( CONFIG, CRIT, 
+                                          "%s: line %d: invalid max value (%ld) in "
+                                          "\"conn_max_pending <requests>\" line.\n",
+                                          fname, lineno, max );
+#else
+                               Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+                                       "%s: line %d: invalid max value (%ld) in "
+                                       "\"conn_max_pending <requests>\" line.\n",
+                                   fname, lineno, max );
+#endif
+
+                               return( 1 );
+                       }
+
+                       slap_conn_max_pending = max;
+
+               /* set conn pending max authenticated */
+               } else if ( strcasecmp( cargv[0], "conn_max_pending_auth" ) == 0 ) {
+                       long max;
+                       if ( cargc < 2 ) {
+#ifdef NEW_LOGGING
+                               LDAP_LOG( CONFIG, CRIT, 
+                                  "%s: line %d: missing max in \"conn_max_pending_auth "
+                                  "<requests>\" line\n", fname, lineno, 0 );
+#else
+                               Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+                                          "%s: line %d: missing max in \"conn_max_pending_auth <requests>\" line\n",
+                                   fname, lineno, 0 );
+#endif
+
+                               return( 1 );
+                       }
+
+                       max = atol( cargv[1] );
+
+                       if( max < 0 ) {
+#ifdef NEW_LOGGING
+                               LDAP_LOG( CONFIG, CRIT, 
+                                          "%s: line %d: invalid max value (%ld) in "
+                                          "\"conn_max_pending_auth <requests>\" line.\n",
+                                          fname, lineno, max );
+#else
+                               Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+                                       "%s: line %d: invalid max value (%ld) in "
+                                       "\"conn_max_pending_auth <requests>\" line.\n",
+                                   fname, lineno, max );
+#endif
+
+                               return( 1 );
+                       }
+
+                       slap_conn_max_pending_auth = max;
+
                /* default search base */
                } else if ( strcasecmp( cargv[0], "defaultSearchBase" ) == 0 ) {
                        if ( cargc < 2 ) {
 
        ber_len_t       len;
        ber_int_t       msgid;
        BerElement      *ber;
+       int             rc;
 #ifdef LDAP_CONNECTIONLESS
        Sockaddr        peeraddr;
        char            *cdn = NULL;
 #endif
 #ifdef LDAP_CONNECTIONLESS
        if (conn->c_is_udp) {
-               int rc;
 
                if ( cdn ) {
                    ber_str2bv( cdn, 0, 1, &op->o_dn );
        }
 #endif /* LDAP_CONNECTIONLESS */
 
+       rc = 0;
+
+       /* Don't process requests when the conn is in the middle of a
+        * Bind, or if it's closing. Also, don't let any single conn
+        * use up all the available threads, and don't execute if we're
+        * currently blocked on output. And don't execute if there are
+        * already pending ops, let them go first.
+        */
        if ( conn->c_conn_state == SLAP_C_BINDING
-               || conn->c_conn_state == SLAP_C_CLOSING )
+               || conn->c_conn_state == SLAP_C_CLOSING
+               || conn->c_n_ops_executing >= connection_pool_max/2
+               || conn->c_n_ops_pending
+               || conn->c_writewaiter)
        {
+               int max = conn->c_dn.bv_len ? slap_conn_max_pending_auth
+                        : slap_conn_max_pending;
 #ifdef NEW_LOGGING
                LDAP_LOG( CONNECTION, INFO, 
                        "connection_input: conn %lu  deferring operation\n",
 #endif
                conn->c_n_ops_pending++;
                LDAP_STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL( &conn->c_pending_ops, op, o_next );
-
+               if ( conn->c_n_ops_pending > max ) {
+                       rc = -1;
+               } else {
+                       rc = 1;
+               }
        } else {
                conn->c_n_ops_executing++;
-               /* Don't allow any single conn to soak up all of the
-                * available threads
-                */
-               if (conn->c_n_ops_executing > connection_pool_max/2) {
-                       ber_socket_t    sd;
-
-                       ber_sockbuf_ctrl( conn->c_sb, LBER_SB_OPT_GET_FD, &sd );
-                       slapd_clr_read( sd, 0 );
-               }
                connection_op_activate( op );
        }
 
 #endif
        assert( conn->c_struct_state == SLAP_C_USED );
 
-       return 0;
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static int
                return 0;
        }
 
-       if( conn->c_conn_state != SLAP_C_ACTIVE ) {
+       if( conn->c_conn_state != SLAP_C_ACTIVE || conn->c_writewaiter ) {
                /* other states need different handling */
                return 0;
        }
 
        while ((op = LDAP_STAILQ_FIRST( &conn->c_pending_ops )) != NULL) {
+               if ( conn->c_n_ops_executing > connection_pool_max/2 ) {
+                       break;
+               }
                LDAP_STAILQ_REMOVE_HEAD( &conn->c_pending_ops, o_next );
                LDAP_STAILQ_NEXT(op, o_next) = NULL;
                /* pending operations should not be marked for abandonment */
            op->o_protocol = op->o_conn->c_protocol
                ? op->o_conn->c_protocol : LDAP_VERSION3;
        }
+       if (op->o_conn->c_conn_state == SLAP_C_INACTIVE
+               && op->o_protocol > LDAP_VERSION2) {
+               op->o_conn->c_conn_state = SLAP_C_ACTIVE;
+       }
+
        op->o_connid = op->o_conn->c_connid;
 
        LDAP_STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL( &op->o_conn->c_ops, op, o_next );
 
 
 LDAP_SLAPD_V (ber_len_t) sockbuf_max_incoming;
 LDAP_SLAPD_V (ber_len_t) sockbuf_max_incoming_auth;
+LDAP_SLAPD_V (int)             slap_conn_max_pending;
+LDAP_SLAPD_V (int)             slap_conn_max_pending_auth;
 
 LDAP_SLAPD_V (slap_mask_t)     global_restrictops;
 LDAP_SLAPD_V (slap_mask_t)     global_allows;
 
 #define SLAP_SB_MAX_INCOMING_DEFAULT ((1<<18) - 1)
 #define SLAP_SB_MAX_INCOMING_AUTH ((1<<24) - 1)
 
+#define SLAP_CONN_MAX_PENDING_DEFAULT  100
+#define SLAP_CONN_MAX_PENDING_AUTH     1000
+
 #define SLAP_TEXT_BUFLEN (256)
 
 /* psuedo error code indicating abandoned operation */