diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_common_util.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_common_util.h
index 128550a..afd8bfa 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_common_util.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_common_util.h
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ usnic_mac_to_gid(const char *const mac, char *raw_gid)
 }
 
 static inline void
+usnic_mac_ip_to_gid(const char *const mac, const uint32_t inaddr, char *raw_gid)
+{
+	raw_gid[0] = 0xfe;
+	raw_gid[1] = 0x80;
+	memset(&raw_gid[2], 0, 2);
+	memcpy(&raw_gid[4], &inaddr, 4);
+	raw_gid[8] = mac[0]^2;
+	raw_gid[9] = mac[1];
+	raw_gid[10] = mac[2];
+	raw_gid[11] = 0xff;
+	raw_gid[12] = 0xfe;
+	raw_gid[13] = mac[3];
+	raw_gid[14] = mac[4];
+	raw_gid[15] = mac[5];
+}
+
+static inline void
 usnic_write_gid_if_id_from_mac(char *mac, char *raw_gid)
 {
 	raw_gid[8] = mac[0]^2;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
index 6ab0b41..3b7e8bd 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/inetdevice.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
@@ -236,13 +237,79 @@ static struct notifier_block usnic_ib_netdevice_notifier = {
 };
 /* End of netdev section */
 
+/* Start of inet section */
+static int usnic_ib_handle_inet_event(struct usnic_ib_dev *us_ibdev,
+					unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct in_ifaddr *ifa = ptr;
+	struct ib_event ib_event;
+
+	mutex_lock(&us_ibdev->usdev_lock);
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case NETDEV_DOWN:
+		usnic_info("%s via ip notifiers",
+				usnic_ib_netdev_event_to_string(event));
+		usnic_fwd_del_ipaddr(us_ibdev->ufdev);
+		usnic_ib_qp_grp_modify_active_to_err(us_ibdev);
+		ib_event.event = IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE;
+		ib_event.device = &us_ibdev->ib_dev;
+		ib_event.element.port_num = 1;
+		ib_dispatch_event(&ib_event);
+		break;
+	case NETDEV_UP:
+		usnic_fwd_add_ipaddr(us_ibdev->ufdev, ifa->ifa_address);
+		usnic_info("%s via ip notifiers: ip %pI4",
+				usnic_ib_netdev_event_to_string(event),
+				&us_ibdev->ufdev->inaddr);
+		ib_event.event = IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE;
+		ib_event.device = &us_ibdev->ib_dev;
+		ib_event.element.port_num = 1;
+		ib_dispatch_event(&ib_event);
+		break;
+	default:
+		usnic_info("Ignorning event %s on %s",
+				usnic_ib_netdev_event_to_string(event),
+				us_ibdev->ib_dev.name);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&us_ibdev->usdev_lock);
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static int usnic_ib_inetaddr_event(struct notifier_block *notifier,
+					unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct usnic_ib_dev *us_ibdev;
+	struct in_ifaddr *ifa = ptr;
+	struct net_device *netdev = ifa->ifa_dev->dev;
+
+	mutex_lock(&usnic_ib_ibdev_list_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(us_ibdev, &usnic_ib_ibdev_list, ib_dev_link) {
+		if (us_ibdev->netdev == netdev) {
+			usnic_ib_handle_inet_event(us_ibdev, event, ptr);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&usnic_ib_ibdev_list_lock);
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+static struct notifier_block usnic_ib_inetaddr_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call = usnic_ib_inetaddr_event
+};
+/* End of inet section*/
+
 /* Start of PF discovery section */
 static void *usnic_ib_device_add(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct usnic_ib_dev *us_ibdev;
 	union ib_gid gid;
+	struct in_ifaddr *in;
+	struct net_device *netdev;
 
 	usnic_dbg("\n");
+	netdev = pci_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	us_ibdev = (struct usnic_ib_dev *)ib_alloc_device(sizeof(*us_ibdev));
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(us_ibdev)) {
@@ -326,6 +393,12 @@ static void *usnic_ib_device_add(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	if (netif_carrier_ok(us_ibdev->netdev))
 		usnic_fwd_carrier_up(us_ibdev->ufdev);
 
+	in = ((struct in_device *)(netdev->ip_ptr))->ifa_list;
+	if (in != NULL)
+		usnic_fwd_add_ipaddr(us_ibdev->ufdev, in->ifa_address);
+
+	usnic_mac_ip_to_gid(us_ibdev->netdev->perm_addr,
+				us_ibdev->ufdev->inaddr, &gid.raw[0]);
 	memcpy(&us_ibdev->ib_dev.node_guid, &gid.global.interface_id,
 		sizeof(gid.global.interface_id));
 	kref_init(&us_ibdev->vf_cnt);
@@ -555,16 +628,24 @@ static int __init usnic_ib_init(void)
 		goto out_pci_unreg;
 	}
 
+	err = register_inetaddr_notifier(&usnic_ib_inetaddr_notifier);
+	if (err) {
+		usnic_err("Failed to register inet addr notifier\n");
+		goto out_unreg_netdev_notifier;
+	}
+
 	err = usnic_transport_init();
 	if (err) {
 		usnic_err("Failed to initialize transport\n");
-		goto out_unreg_netdev_notifier;
+		goto out_unreg_inetaddr_notifier;
 	}
 
 	usnic_debugfs_init();
 
 	return 0;
 
+out_unreg_inetaddr_notifier:
+	unregister_inetaddr_notifier(&usnic_ib_inetaddr_notifier);
 out_unreg_netdev_notifier:
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&usnic_ib_netdevice_notifier);
 out_pci_unreg:
@@ -580,6 +661,7 @@ static void __exit usnic_ib_destroy(void)
 	usnic_dbg("\n");
 	usnic_debugfs_exit();
 	usnic_transport_fini();
+	unregister_inetaddr_notifier(&usnic_ib_inetaddr_notifier);
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&usnic_ib_netdevice_notifier);
 	pci_unregister_driver(&usnic_ib_pci_driver);
 	usnic_uiom_fini();
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
index 2217bc0..937113f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
@@ -230,6 +230,15 @@ static void eth_speed_to_ib_speed(int speed, u8 *active_speed,
 	}
 }
 
+static int create_qp_validate_user_data(struct usnic_ib_create_qp_cmd cmd)
+{
+	if (cmd.spec.trans_type <= USNIC_TRANSPORT_UNKNOWN ||
+			cmd.spec.trans_type >= USNIC_TRANSPORT_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Start of ib callback functions */
 
 enum rdma_link_layer usnic_ib_port_link_layer(struct ib_device *device,
@@ -252,7 +261,8 @@ int usnic_ib_query_device(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	us_ibdev->netdev->ethtool_ops->get_drvinfo(us_ibdev->netdev, &info);
 	us_ibdev->netdev->ethtool_ops->get_settings(us_ibdev->netdev, &cmd);
 	memset(props, 0, sizeof(*props));
-	usnic_mac_to_gid(us_ibdev->ufdev->mac, &gid.raw[0]);
+	usnic_mac_ip_to_gid(us_ibdev->ufdev->mac, us_ibdev->ufdev->inaddr,
+			&gid.raw[0]);
 	memcpy(&props->sys_image_guid, &gid.global.interface_id,
 		sizeof(gid.global.interface_id));
 	usnic_ib_fw_string_to_u64(&info.fw_version[0], &props->fw_ver);
@@ -310,12 +320,15 @@ int usnic_ib_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port,
 	props->sm_lid = 0;
 	props->sm_sl = 0;
 
-	if (us_ibdev->ufdev->link_up) {
-		props->state = IB_PORT_ACTIVE;
-		props->phys_state = 5;
-	} else {
+	if (!us_ibdev->ufdev->link_up) {
 		props->state = IB_PORT_DOWN;
 		props->phys_state = 3;
+	} else if (!us_ibdev->ufdev->inaddr) {
+		props->state = IB_PORT_INIT;
+		props->phys_state = 4;
+	} else {
+		props->state = IB_PORT_ACTIVE;
+		props->phys_state = 5;
 	}
 
 	props->port_cap_flags = 0;
@@ -385,7 +398,8 @@ int usnic_ib_query_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port, int index,
 
 	mutex_lock(&us_ibdev->usdev_lock);
 	memset(&(gid->raw[0]), 0, sizeof(gid->raw));
-	usnic_mac_to_gid(us_ibdev->ufdev->mac, &gid->raw[0]);
+	usnic_mac_ip_to_gid(us_ibdev->ufdev->mac, us_ibdev->ufdev->inaddr,
+			&gid->raw[0]);
 	mutex_unlock(&us_ibdev->usdev_lock);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -444,6 +458,7 @@ struct ib_qp *usnic_ib_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
 	struct usnic_ib_ucontext *ucontext;
 	int cq_cnt;
 	struct usnic_vnic_res_spec res_spec;
+	struct usnic_ib_create_qp_cmd cmd;
 	struct usnic_transport_spec trans_spec;
 
 	usnic_dbg("\n");
@@ -451,14 +466,27 @@ struct ib_qp *usnic_ib_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
 	ucontext = to_uucontext(pd->uobject->context);
 	us_ibdev = to_usdev(pd->device);
 
+	err = ib_copy_from_udata(&cmd, udata, sizeof(cmd));
+	if (err) {
+		usnic_err("%s: cannot copy udata for create_qp\n",
+				us_ibdev->ib_dev.name);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	err = create_qp_validate_user_data(cmd);
+	if (err) {
+		usnic_err("%s: Failed to validate user data\n",
+				us_ibdev->ib_dev.name);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
 	if (init_attr->qp_type != IB_QPT_UD) {
 		usnic_err("%s asked to make a non-UD QP: %d\n",
 				us_ibdev->ib_dev.name, init_attr->qp_type);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	memset(&trans_spec, 0, sizeof(trans_spec));
-	trans_spec.trans_type = USNIC_TRANSPORT_ROCE_CUSTOM;
+	trans_spec = cmd.spec;
 	mutex_lock(&us_ibdev->usdev_lock);
 	cq_cnt = (init_attr->send_cq == init_attr->recv_cq) ? 1 : 2;
 	res_spec = min_transport_spec[trans_spec.trans_type];
