--- /dev/null
+diff --git a/util/data/msgencode.c b/util/data/msgencode.c
+index 898ff841..6d116fb5 100644
+--- a/util/data/msgencode.c
++++ b/util/data/msgencode.c
+@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
+ #define RETVAL_TRUNC -4
+ /** return code that means all is peachy keen. Equal to DNS rcode NOERROR */
+ #define RETVAL_OK 0
++/** Max compressions we are willing to perform; more than that will result
++ * in semi-compressed messages, or truncated even on TCP for huge messages, to
++ * avoid locking the CPU for long */
++#define MAX_COMPRESSION_PER_MESSAGE 120
+
+ /**
+ * Data structure to help domain name compression in outgoing messages.
+@@ -284,15 +288,17 @@ write_compressed_dname(sldns_buffer* pkt, uint8_t* dname, int labs,
+
+ /** compress owner name of RR, return RETVAL_OUTMEM RETVAL_TRUNC */
+ static int
+-compress_owner(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+- struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
+- size_t owner_pos, uint16_t* owner_ptr, int owner_labs)
++compress_owner(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
++ struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
++ size_t owner_pos, uint16_t* owner_ptr, int owner_labs,
++ size_t* compress_count)
+ {
+ struct compress_tree_node* p;
+ struct compress_tree_node** insertpt = NULL;
+ if(!*owner_ptr) {
+ /* compress first time dname */
+- if((p = compress_tree_lookup(tree, key->rk.dname,
++ if(*compress_count < MAX_COMPRESSION_PER_MESSAGE &&
++ (p = compress_tree_lookup(tree, key->rk.dname,
+ owner_labs, &insertpt))) {
+ if(p->labs == owner_labs)
+ /* avoid ptr chains, since some software is
+@@ -301,6 +307,7 @@ compress_owner(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ if(!write_compressed_dname(pkt, key->rk.dname,
+ owner_labs, p))
+ return RETVAL_TRUNC;
++ (*compress_count)++;
+ /* check if typeclass+4 ttl + rdatalen is available */
+ if(sldns_buffer_remaining(pkt) < 4+4+2)
+ return RETVAL_TRUNC;
+@@ -313,7 +320,8 @@ compress_owner(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ if(owner_pos <= PTR_MAX_OFFSET)
+ *owner_ptr = htons(PTR_CREATE(owner_pos));
+ }
+- if(!compress_tree_store(key->rk.dname, owner_labs,
++ if(*compress_count < MAX_COMPRESSION_PER_MESSAGE &&
++ !compress_tree_store(key->rk.dname, owner_labs,
+ owner_pos, region, p, insertpt))
+ return RETVAL_OUTMEM;
+ } else {
+@@ -333,20 +341,24 @@ compress_owner(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+
+ /** compress any domain name to the packet, return RETVAL_* */
+ static int
+-compress_any_dname(uint8_t* dname, sldns_buffer* pkt, int labs,
+- struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree)
++compress_any_dname(uint8_t* dname, sldns_buffer* pkt, int labs,
++ struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
++ size_t* compress_count)
+ {
+ struct compress_tree_node* p;
+ struct compress_tree_node** insertpt = NULL;
+ size_t pos = sldns_buffer_position(pkt);
+- if((p = compress_tree_lookup(tree, dname, labs, &insertpt))) {
++ if(*compress_count < MAX_COMPRESSION_PER_MESSAGE &&
++ (p = compress_tree_lookup(tree, dname, labs, &insertpt))) {
+ if(!write_compressed_dname(pkt, dname, labs, p))
+ return RETVAL_TRUNC;
++ (*compress_count)++;
+ } else {
+ if(!dname_buffer_write(pkt, dname))
+ return RETVAL_TRUNC;
+ }
+- if(!compress_tree_store(dname, labs, pos, region, p, insertpt))
++ if(*compress_count < MAX_COMPRESSION_PER_MESSAGE &&
++ !compress_tree_store(dname, labs, pos, region, p, insertpt))
+ return RETVAL_OUTMEM;
+ return RETVAL_OK;
+ }
+@@ -364,9 +376,9 @@ type_rdata_compressable(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key)
+
+ /** compress domain names in rdata, return RETVAL_* */
+ static int
+-compress_rdata(sldns_buffer* pkt, uint8_t* rdata, size_t todolen,
+- struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
+- const sldns_rr_descriptor* desc)
++compress_rdata(sldns_buffer* pkt, uint8_t* rdata, size_t todolen,
++ struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
++ const sldns_rr_descriptor* desc, size_t* compress_count)
+ {
+ int labs, r, rdf = 0;
+ size_t dname_len, len, pos = sldns_buffer_position(pkt);
+@@ -380,8 +392,8 @@ compress_rdata(sldns_buffer* pkt, uint8_t* rdata, size_t todolen,
+ switch(desc->_wireformat[rdf]) {
+ case LDNS_RDF_TYPE_DNAME:
+ labs = dname_count_size_labels(rdata, &dname_len);
+- if((r=compress_any_dname(rdata, pkt, labs, region,
+- tree)) != RETVAL_OK)
++ if((r=compress_any_dname(rdata, pkt, labs, region,
++ tree, compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK)
+ return r;
+ rdata += dname_len;
+ todolen -= dname_len;
+@@ -449,7 +461,8 @@ static int
+ packed_rrset_encode(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ uint16_t* num_rrs, time_t timenow, struct regional* region,
+ int do_data, int do_sig, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
+- sldns_pkt_section s, uint16_t qtype, int dnssec, size_t rr_offset)
++ sldns_pkt_section s, uint16_t qtype, int dnssec, size_t rr_offset,
++ size_t* compress_count)
+ {
+ size_t i, j, owner_pos;
+ int r, owner_labs;
+@@ -477,9 +490,9 @@ packed_rrset_encode(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ for(i=0; i<data->count; i++) {
+ /* rrset roundrobin */
+ j = (i + rr_offset) % data->count;
+- if((r=compress_owner(key, pkt, region, tree,
+- owner_pos, &owner_ptr, owner_labs))
+- != RETVAL_OK)
++ if((r=compress_owner(key, pkt, region, tree,
++ owner_pos, &owner_ptr, owner_labs,
++ compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK)
+ return r;
+ sldns_buffer_write(pkt, &key->rk.type, 2);
+ sldns_buffer_write(pkt, &key->rk.rrset_class, 2);
+@@ -489,8 +502,8 @@ packed_rrset_encode(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ else sldns_buffer_write_u32(pkt, data->rr_ttl[j]-adjust);
+ if(c) {
+ if((r=compress_rdata(pkt, data->rr_data[j],
+- data->rr_len[j], region, tree, c))
+- != RETVAL_OK)
++ data->rr_len[j], region, tree, c,
++ compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK)
+ return r;
+ } else {
+ if(sldns_buffer_remaining(pkt) < data->rr_len[j])
+@@ -510,9 +523,9 @@ packed_rrset_encode(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ return RETVAL_TRUNC;
+ sldns_buffer_write(pkt, &owner_ptr, 2);
+ } else {
+- if((r=compress_any_dname(key->rk.dname,
+- pkt, owner_labs, region, tree))
+- != RETVAL_OK)
++ if((r=compress_any_dname(key->rk.dname,
++ pkt, owner_labs, region, tree,
++ compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK)
+ return r;
+ if(sldns_buffer_remaining(pkt) <
+ 4+4+data->rr_len[i])
+@@ -544,7 +557,8 @@ static int
+ insert_section(struct reply_info* rep, size_t num_rrsets, uint16_t* num_rrs,
+ sldns_buffer* pkt, size_t rrsets_before, time_t timenow,
+ struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
+- sldns_pkt_section s, uint16_t qtype, int dnssec, size_t rr_offset)
++ sldns_pkt_section s, uint16_t qtype, int dnssec, size_t rr_offset,
++ size_t* compress_count)
+ {
+ int r;
+ size_t i, setstart;
+@@ -560,7 +574,7 @@ insert_section(struct reply_info* rep, size_t num_rrsets, uint16_t* num_rrs,
+ setstart = sldns_buffer_position(pkt);
+ if((r=packed_rrset_encode(rep->rrsets[rrsets_before+i],
+ pkt, num_rrs, timenow, region, 1, 1, tree,
+- s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset))
++ s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset, compress_count))
+ != RETVAL_OK) {
+ /* Bad, but if due to size must set TC bit */
+ /* trim off the rrset neatly. */
+@@ -573,7 +587,7 @@ insert_section(struct reply_info* rep, size_t num_rrsets, uint16_t* num_rrs,
+ setstart = sldns_buffer_position(pkt);
+ if((r=packed_rrset_encode(rep->rrsets[rrsets_before+i],
+ pkt, num_rrs, timenow, region, 1, 0, tree,
+- s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset))
++ s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset, compress_count))
+ != RETVAL_OK) {
+ sldns_buffer_set_position(pkt, setstart);
+ return r;
+@@ -584,7 +598,7 @@ insert_section(struct reply_info* rep, size_t num_rrsets, uint16_t* num_rrs,
+ setstart = sldns_buffer_position(pkt);
+ if((r=packed_rrset_encode(rep->rrsets[rrsets_before+i],
+ pkt, num_rrs, timenow, region, 0, 1, tree,
+- s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset))
++ s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset, compress_count))
+ != RETVAL_OK) {
+ sldns_buffer_set_position(pkt, setstart);
+ return r;
+@@ -677,6 +691,7 @@ reply_info_encode(struct query_info* qinfo, struct reply_info* rep,
+ struct compress_tree_node* tree = 0;
+ int r;
+ size_t rr_offset;
++ size_t compress_count=0;
+
+ sldns_buffer_clear(buffer);
+ if(udpsize < sldns_buffer_limit(buffer))
+@@ -723,7 +738,7 @@ reply_info_encode(struct query_info* qinfo, struct reply_info* rep,
+ arep.rrsets = &qinfo->local_alias->rrset;
+ if((r=insert_section(&arep, 1, &ancount, buffer, 0,
+ timezero, region, &tree, LDNS_SECTION_ANSWER,
+- qinfo->qtype, dnssec, rr_offset)) != RETVAL_OK) {
++ qinfo->qtype, dnssec, rr_offset, &compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK) {
+ if(r == RETVAL_TRUNC) {
+ /* create truncated message */
+ sldns_buffer_write_u16_at(buffer, 6, ancount);
+@@ -738,7 +753,7 @@ reply_info_encode(struct query_info* qinfo, struct reply_info* rep,
+ /* insert answer section */
+ if((r=insert_section(rep, rep->an_numrrsets, &ancount, buffer,
+ 0, timenow, region, &tree, LDNS_SECTION_ANSWER, qinfo->qtype,
+- dnssec, rr_offset)) != RETVAL_OK) {
++ dnssec, rr_offset, &compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK) {
+ if(r == RETVAL_TRUNC) {
+ /* create truncated message */
+ sldns_buffer_write_u16_at(buffer, 6, ancount);
+@@ -756,7 +771,7 @@ reply_info_encode(struct query_info* qinfo, struct reply_info* rep,
+ if((r=insert_section(rep, rep->ns_numrrsets, &nscount, buffer,
+ rep->an_numrrsets, timenow, region, &tree,
+ LDNS_SECTION_AUTHORITY, qinfo->qtype,
+- dnssec, rr_offset)) != RETVAL_OK) {
++ dnssec, rr_offset, &compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK) {
+ if(r == RETVAL_TRUNC) {
+ /* create truncated message */
+ sldns_buffer_write_u16_at(buffer, 8, nscount);
+@@ -773,7 +788,7 @@ reply_info_encode(struct query_info* qinfo, struct reply_info* rep,
+ if((r=insert_section(rep, rep->ar_numrrsets, &arcount, buffer,
+ rep->an_numrrsets + rep->ns_numrrsets, timenow, region,
+ &tree, LDNS_SECTION_ADDITIONAL, qinfo->qtype,
+- dnssec, rr_offset)) != RETVAL_OK) {
++ dnssec, rr_offset, &compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK) {
+ if(r == RETVAL_TRUNC) {
+ /* no need to set TC bit, this is the additional */
+ sldns_buffer_write_u16_at(buffer, 10, arcount);