diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
index ee19eae38d0b..43346a773ff3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@
 #include "qp.h"
 #include "vt.h"
 
-static void get_map_page(struct rvt_qpn_table *qpt, struct rvt_qpn_map *map)
+static void get_map_page(struct rvt_qpn_table *qpt,
+			 struct rvt_qpn_map *map,
+			 gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	unsigned long page = get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	unsigned long page = get_zeroed_page(gfp);
 
 	/*
 	 * Free the page if someone raced with us installing it.
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ static int init_qpn_table(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi, struct rvt_qpn_table *qpt)
 		    rdi->dparms.qpn_res_start, rdi->dparms.qpn_res_end);
 	for (i = rdi->dparms.qpn_res_start; i <= rdi->dparms.qpn_res_end; i++) {
 		if (!map->page) {
-			get_map_page(qpt, map);
+			get_map_page(qpt, map, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!map->page) {
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
 				break;
@@ -263,14 +265,15 @@ static inline unsigned mk_qpn(struct rvt_qpn_table *qpt,
  * zero/one for QP type IB_QPT_SMI/IB_QPT_GSI.
  */
 static int alloc_qpn(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi, struct rvt_qpn_table *qpt,
-		     enum ib_qp_type type, u8 port)
+		     enum ib_qp_type type, u8 port, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	u32 i, offset, max_scan, qpn;
 	struct rvt_qpn_map *map;
 	u32 ret;
 
 	if (rdi->driver_f.alloc_qpn)
-		return rdi->driver_f.alloc_qpn(rdi, qpt, type, port);
+		return rdi->driver_f.alloc_qpn(rdi, qpt, type, port,
+					       GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (type == IB_QPT_SMI || type == IB_QPT_GSI) {
 		unsigned n;
@@ -295,7 +298,7 @@ static int alloc_qpn(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi, struct rvt_qpn_table *qpt,
 	max_scan = qpt->nmaps - !offset;
 	for (i = 0;;) {
 		if (unlikely(!map->page)) {
-			get_map_page(qpt, map);
+			get_map_page(qpt, map, gfp);
 			if (unlikely(!map->page))
 				break;
 		}
@@ -437,15 +440,25 @@ struct ib_qp *rvt_create_qp(struct ib_pd *ibpd,
 	struct ib_qp *ret = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	struct rvt_dev_info *rdi = ib_to_rvt(ibpd->device);
 	void *priv = NULL;
+	gfp_t gfp;
 
 	if (!rdi)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	if (init_attr->cap.max_send_sge > rdi->dparms.props.max_sge ||
 	    init_attr->cap.max_send_wr > rdi->dparms.props.max_qp_wr ||
-	    init_attr->create_flags)
+	    init_attr->create_flags & ~(IB_QP_CREATE_USE_GFP_NOIO))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
+	/* GFP_NOIO is applicable to RC QP's only */
+
+	if (init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_USE_GFP_NOIO &&
+	    init_attr->qp_type != IB_QPT_RC)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	gfp = init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_USE_GFP_NOIO ?
+						GFP_NOIO : GFP_KERNEL;
+
 	/* Check receive queue parameters if no SRQ is specified. */
 	if (!init_attr->srq) {
 		if (init_attr->cap.max_recv_sge > rdi->dparms.props.max_sge ||
@@ -471,7 +484,13 @@ struct ib_qp *rvt_create_qp(struct ib_pd *ibpd,
 		sz = sizeof(struct rvt_sge) *
 			init_attr->cap.max_send_sge +
 			sizeof(struct rvt_swqe);
-		swq = vmalloc((init_attr->cap.max_send_wr + 1) * sz);
+		if (gfp == GFP_NOIO)
+			swq = __vmalloc(
+				(init_attr->cap.max_send_wr + 1) * sz,
+				gfp, PAGE_KERNEL);
+		else
+			swq = vmalloc(
+				(init_attr->cap.max_send_wr + 1) * sz);
 		if (!swq)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -486,7 +505,7 @@ struct ib_qp *rvt_create_qp(struct ib_pd *ibpd,
 		} else if (init_attr->cap.max_recv_sge > 1)
 			sg_list_sz = sizeof(*qp->r_sg_list) *
 				(init_attr->cap.max_recv_sge - 1);
-		qp = kzalloc(sz + sg_list_sz, GFP_KERNEL);
+		qp = kzalloc(sz + sg_list_sz, gfp);
 		if (!qp)
 			goto bail_swq;
 
@@ -496,7 +515,7 @@ struct ib_qp *rvt_create_qp(struct ib_pd *ibpd,
 		 * Driver needs to set up it's private QP structure and do any
 		 * initialization that is needed.
 		 */
-		priv = rdi->driver_f.qp_priv_alloc(rdi, qp);
+		priv = rdi->driver_f.qp_priv_alloc(rdi, qp, gfp);
 		if (!priv)
 			goto bail_qp;
 		qp->priv = priv;
@@ -510,8 +529,19 @@ struct ib_qp *rvt_create_qp(struct ib_pd *ibpd,
 			qp->r_rq.max_sge = init_attr->cap.max_recv_sge;
 			sz = (sizeof(struct ib_sge) * qp->r_rq.max_sge) +
 				sizeof(struct rvt_rwqe);
-			qp->r_rq.wq = vmalloc_user(sizeof(struct rvt_rwq) +
-						   qp->r_rq.size * sz);
+			if (udata)
+				qp->r_rq.wq = vmalloc_user(
+						sizeof(struct rvt_rwq) +
+						qp->r_rq.size * sz);
+			else if (gfp == GFP_NOIO)
+				qp->r_rq.wq = __vmalloc(
+						sizeof(struct rvt_rwq) +
+						qp->r_rq.size * sz,
+						gfp, PAGE_KERNEL);
+			else
+				qp->r_rq.wq = vmalloc(
+						sizeof(struct rvt_rwq) +
+						qp->r_rq.size * sz);
 			if (!qp->r_rq.wq)
 				goto bail_driver_priv;
 		}
@@ -537,7 +567,7 @@ struct ib_qp *rvt_create_qp(struct ib_pd *ibpd,
 
 		err = alloc_qpn(rdi, &rdi->qp_dev->qpn_table,
 				init_attr->qp_type,
-				init_attr->port_num);
+				init_attr->port_num, gfp);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			ret = ERR_PTR(err);
 			goto bail_rq_wq;
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h b/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h
index 725778a6781d..70a9596b859d 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ struct rvt_driver_provided {
 	const char * (*get_card_name)(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi);
 	struct pci_dev * (*get_pci_dev)(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi);
 	unsigned (*free_all_qps)(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi);
-	void * (*qp_priv_alloc)(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi, struct rvt_qp *qp);
+	void * (*qp_priv_alloc)(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi, struct rvt_qp *qp,
+				gfp_t gfp);
 	void (*qp_priv_free)(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi, struct rvt_qp *qp);
 	void (*notify_qp_reset)(struct rvt_qp *qp);
 
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ struct rvt_driver_provided {
 	void (*notify_new_ah)(struct ib_device *, struct ib_ah_attr *,
 			      struct rvt_ah *);
 	int (*alloc_qpn)(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi, struct rvt_qpn_table *qpt,
-			 enum ib_qp_type type, u8 port);
+			 enum ib_qp_type type, u8 port, gfp_t gfp);
 };
 
 struct rvt_dev_info {