diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 532fc8830c42..93f2d6741f34 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(experimental_zcopytx, "Enable Experimental Zero Copy TX");
 #define VHOST_MAX_PEND 128
 #define VHOST_GOODCOPY_LEN 256
 
+/*
+ * For transmit, used buffer len is unused; we override it to track buffer
+ * status internally; used for zerocopy tx only.
+ */
+/* Lower device DMA failed */
+#define VHOST_DMA_FAILED_LEN	3
+/* Lower device DMA done */
+#define VHOST_DMA_DONE_LEN	2
+/* Lower device DMA in progress */
+#define VHOST_DMA_IN_PROGRESS	1
+/* Buffer unused */
+#define VHOST_DMA_CLEAR_LEN	0
+
+#define VHOST_DMA_IS_DONE(len) ((len) >= VHOST_DMA_DONE_LEN)
+
 enum {
 	VHOST_NET_VQ_RX = 0,
 	VHOST_NET_VQ_TX = 1,
@@ -62,8 +77,33 @@ struct vhost_net {
 	 * We only do this when socket buffer fills up.
 	 * Protected by tx vq lock. */
 	enum vhost_net_poll_state tx_poll_state;
+	/* Number of TX recently submitted.
+	 * Protected by tx vq lock. */
+	unsigned tx_packets;
+	/* Number of times zerocopy TX recently failed.
+	 * Protected by tx vq lock. */
+	unsigned tx_zcopy_err;
 };
 
+static void vhost_net_tx_packet(struct vhost_net *net)
+{
+	++net->tx_packets;
+	if (net->tx_packets < 1024)
+		return;
+	net->tx_packets = 0;
+	net->tx_zcopy_err = 0;
+}
+
+static void vhost_net_tx_err(struct vhost_net *net)
+{
+	++net->tx_zcopy_err;
+}
+
+static bool vhost_net_tx_select_zcopy(struct vhost_net *net)
+{
+	return net->tx_packets / 64 >= net->tx_zcopy_err;
+}
+
 static bool vhost_sock_zcopy(struct socket *sock)
 {
 	return unlikely(experimental_zcopytx) &&
@@ -131,12 +171,15 @@ static void tx_poll_start(struct vhost_net *net, struct socket *sock)
  * of used idx. Once lower device DMA done contiguously, we will signal KVM
  * guest used idx.
  */
-int vhost_zerocopy_signal_used(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
+static int vhost_zerocopy_signal_used(struct vhost_net *net,
+				      struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 {
 	int i;
 	int j = 0;
 
 	for (i = vq->done_idx; i != vq->upend_idx; i = (i + 1) % UIO_MAXIOV) {
+		if (vq->heads[i].len == VHOST_DMA_FAILED_LEN)
+			vhost_net_tx_err(net);
 		if (VHOST_DMA_IS_DONE(vq->heads[i].len)) {
 			vq->heads[i].len = VHOST_DMA_CLEAR_LEN;
 			vhost_add_used_and_signal(vq->dev, vq,
@@ -150,15 +193,15 @@ int vhost_zerocopy_signal_used(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 	return j;
 }
 
-static void vhost_zerocopy_callback(struct ubuf_info *ubuf, int status)
+static void vhost_zerocopy_callback(struct ubuf_info *ubuf, bool success)
 {
 	struct vhost_ubuf_ref *ubufs = ubuf->ctx;
 	struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = ubufs->vq;
 
 	vhost_poll_queue(&vq->poll);
 	/* set len to mark this desc buffers done DMA */
-	vq->heads[ubuf->desc].len = status ?
-		VHOST_DMA_FAILED_LEN : VHOST_DMA_DONE_LEN;
+	vq->heads[ubuf->desc].len = success ?
+		VHOST_DMA_DONE_LEN : VHOST_DMA_FAILED_LEN;
 	vhost_ubuf_put(ubufs);
 }
 
@@ -208,7 +251,7 @@ static void handle_tx(struct vhost_net *net)
 	for (;;) {
 		/* Release DMAs done buffers first */
 		if (zcopy)
-			vhost_zerocopy_signal_used(vq);
+			vhost_zerocopy_signal_used(net, vq);
 
 		head = vhost_get_vq_desc(&net->dev, vq, vq->iov,
 					 ARRAY_SIZE(vq->iov),
@@ -263,7 +306,8 @@ static void handle_tx(struct vhost_net *net)
 		/* use msg_control to pass vhost zerocopy ubuf info to skb */
 		if (zcopy) {
 			vq->heads[vq->upend_idx].id = head;
-			if (len < VHOST_GOODCOPY_LEN) {
+			if (!vhost_net_tx_select_zcopy(net) ||
+			    len < VHOST_GOODCOPY_LEN) {
 				/* copy don't need to wait for DMA done */
 				vq->heads[vq->upend_idx].len =
 							VHOST_DMA_DONE_LEN;
@@ -305,8 +349,9 @@ static void handle_tx(struct vhost_net *net)
 		if (!zcopy)
 			vhost_add_used_and_signal(&net->dev, vq, head, 0);
 		else
-			vhost_zerocopy_signal_used(vq);
+			vhost_zerocopy_signal_used(net, vq);
 		total_len += len;
+		vhost_net_tx_packet(net);
 		if (unlikely(total_len >= VHOST_NET_WEIGHT)) {
 			vhost_poll_queue(&vq->poll);
 			break;
@@ -774,7 +819,7 @@ static long vhost_net_set_backend(struct vhost_net *n, unsigned index, int fd)
 	if (oldubufs) {
 		vhost_ubuf_put_and_wait(oldubufs);
 		mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
-		vhost_zerocopy_signal_used(vq);
+		vhost_zerocopy_signal_used(n, vq);
 		mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
 	}