keepalive_requests

src/core/ngx_connection.h

diff --git a/src/core/ngx_connection.h b/src/core/ngx_connection.h
index 5fd7a5e..689b5f0 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_connection.h
+++ b/src/core/ngx_connection.h
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@
 
     ngx_atomic_uint_t   number;
 
+    ngx_uint_t          requests;
+
     unsigned            buffered:8;
 
     unsigned            log_error:3;     /* ngx_connection_log_error_e */

src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c

diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index 966cbc2..538ef72 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -440,6 +440,13 @@
       0,
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("keepalive_requests"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_num_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_core_loc_conf_t, keepalive_requests),
+      NULL },
+
     { ngx_string("satisfy"),
       NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
       ngx_conf_set_enum_slot,
@@ -1326,8 +1333,13 @@
 
     r->request_body_in_single_buf = clcf->client_body_in_single_buffer;
 
-    if (r->keepalive && clcf->keepalive_timeout == 0) {
-        r->keepalive = 0;
+    if (r->keepalive) {
+        if (clcf->keepalive_timeout == 0) {
+            r->keepalive = 0;
+
+        } else if (r->connection->requests >= clcf->keepalive_requests) {
+            r->keepalive = 0;
+        }
     }
 
     if (!clcf->tcp_nopush) {
@@ -2914,6 +2926,7 @@
     lcf->limit_rate = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     lcf->keepalive_timeout = NGX_CONF_UNSET_MSEC;
     lcf->keepalive_header = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+    lcf->keepalive_requests = NGX_CONF_UNSET_UINT;
     lcf->lingering_time = NGX_CONF_UNSET_MSEC;
     lcf->lingering_timeout = NGX_CONF_UNSET_MSEC;
     lcf->resolver_timeout = NGX_CONF_UNSET_MSEC;
@@ -3114,6 +3127,8 @@
                               prev->keepalive_timeout, 75000);
     ngx_conf_merge_sec_value(conf->keepalive_header,
                               prev->keepalive_header, 0);
+    ngx_conf_merge_uint_value(conf->keepalive_requests,
+                              prev->keepalive_requests, 100);
     ngx_conf_merge_msec_value(conf->lingering_time,
                               prev->lingering_time, 30000);
     ngx_conf_merge_msec_value(conf->lingering_timeout,

src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h

diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
index dfc07fa..650183f 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@
 
     time_t        keepalive_header;        /* keepalive_timeout */
 
+    ngx_uint_t    keepalive_requests;      /* keepalive_requests */
     ngx_uint_t    satisfy;                 /* satisfy */
     ngx_uint_t    if_modified_since;       /* if_modified_since */
     ngx_uint_t    client_body_in_file_only; /* client_body_in_file_only */

src/http/ngx_http_request.c

diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index c9c6db7..4e799e9 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    c->requests++;
+
     hc = c->data;
 
     if (hc == NULL) {