diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index e1e5c8d..cc035bf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ static int ib_device_check_mandatory(struct ib_device *device)
 	} mandatory_table[] = {
 		IB_MANDATORY_FUNC(query_device),
 		IB_MANDATORY_FUNC(query_port),
-		IB_MANDATORY_FUNC(query_protocol),
 		IB_MANDATORY_FUNC(query_pkey),
 		IB_MANDATORY_FUNC(query_gid),
 		IB_MANDATORY_FUNC(alloc_pd),
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c
index a29c37f..e3e0dda 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@ static int c2_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static enum rdma_protocol_type
-c2_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	return RDMA_PROTOCOL_IWARP;
-}
-
 static int c2_query_pkey(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 			 u8 port, u16 index, u16 * pkey)
 {
@@ -777,6 +771,7 @@ static int c2_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 
 	immutable->pkey_tbl_len = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
 	immutable->gid_tbl_len = attr.gid_tbl_len;
+	immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IWARP;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -825,7 +820,6 @@ int c2_register_device(struct c2_dev *dev)
 	dev->ibdev.dma_device = &dev->pcidev->dev;
 	dev->ibdev.query_device = c2_query_device;
 	dev->ibdev.query_port = c2_query_port;
-	dev->ibdev.query_protocol = c2_query_protocol;
 	dev->ibdev.query_pkey = c2_query_pkey;
 	dev->ibdev.query_gid = c2_query_gid;
 	dev->ibdev.alloc_ucontext = c2_alloc_ucontext;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
index a1635e5..437e20e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
@@ -1232,12 +1232,6 @@ static int iwch_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static enum rdma_protocol_type
-iwch_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	return RDMA_PROTOCOL_IWARP;
-}
-
 static ssize_t show_rev(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			char *buf)
 {
@@ -1363,6 +1357,7 @@ static int iwch_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 
 	immutable->pkey_tbl_len = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
 	immutable->gid_tbl_len = attr.gid_tbl_len;
+	immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IWARP;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1409,7 +1404,6 @@ int iwch_register_device(struct iwch_dev *dev)
 	dev->ibdev.dma_device = &(dev->rdev.rnic_info.pdev->dev);
 	dev->ibdev.query_device = iwch_query_device;
 	dev->ibdev.query_port = iwch_query_port;
-	dev->ibdev.query_protocol = iwch_query_protocol;
 	dev->ibdev.query_pkey = iwch_query_pkey;
 	dev->ibdev.query_gid = iwch_query_gid;
 	dev->ibdev.alloc_ucontext = iwch_alloc_ucontext;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c
index 2281726..f29f9ac 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c
@@ -390,12 +390,6 @@ static int c4iw_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static enum rdma_protocol_type
-c4iw_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	return RDMA_PROTOCOL_IWARP;
-}
-
 static ssize_t show_rev(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			char *buf)
 {
@@ -485,6 +479,7 @@ static int c4iw_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 
 	immutable->pkey_tbl_len = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
 	immutable->gid_tbl_len = attr.gid_tbl_len;
+	immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IWARP;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -530,7 +525,6 @@ int c4iw_register_device(struct c4iw_dev *dev)
 	dev->ibdev.dma_device = &(dev->rdev.lldi.pdev->dev);
 	dev->ibdev.query_device = c4iw_query_device;
 	dev->ibdev.query_port = c4iw_query_port;
-	dev->ibdev.query_protocol = c4iw_query_protocol;
 	dev->ibdev.query_pkey = c4iw_query_pkey;
 	dev->ibdev.query_gid = c4iw_query_gid;
 	dev->ibdev.alloc_ucontext = c4iw_alloc_ucontext;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_hca.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_hca.c
index 1f4dc9c..9ed4d25 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_hca.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_hca.c
@@ -242,12 +242,6 @@ query_port1:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-enum rdma_protocol_type
-ehca_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	return RDMA_PROTOCOL_IB;
-}
-
 int ehca_query_sma_attr(struct ehca_shca *shca,
 			u8 port, struct ehca_sma_attr *attr)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_main.c
index 0ad9307..527ae60 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_main.c
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ static int ehca_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 
 	immutable->pkey_tbl_len = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
 	immutable->gid_tbl_len = attr.gid_tbl_len;
+	immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IBA_IB;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -485,7 +486,6 @@ static int ehca_init_device(struct ehca_shca *shca)
 	shca->ib_device.dma_device          = &shca->ofdev->dev;
 	shca->ib_device.query_device        = ehca_query_device;
 	shca->ib_device.query_port          = ehca_query_port;
-	shca->ib_device.query_protocol      = ehca_query_protocol;
 	shca->ib_device.query_gid           = ehca_query_gid;
 	shca->ib_device.query_pkey          = ehca_query_pkey;
 	/* shca->in_device.modify_device    = ehca_modify_device    */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c
index 2f81cf2..662ebf3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c
@@ -1638,12 +1638,6 @@ static int ipath_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static enum rdma_protocol_type
-ipath_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	return RDMA_PROTOCOL_IB;
-}
-
 static int ipath_modify_device(struct ib_device *device,
 			       int device_modify_mask,
 			       struct ib_device_modify *device_modify)
@@ -2000,6 +1994,7 @@ static int ipath_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 
 	immutable->pkey_tbl_len = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
 	immutable->gid_tbl_len = attr.gid_tbl_len;
+	immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IBA_IB;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2164,7 +2159,6 @@ int ipath_register_ib_device(struct ipath_devdata *dd)
 	dev->query_device = ipath_query_device;
 	dev->modify_device = ipath_modify_device;
 	dev->query_port = ipath_query_port;
-	dev->query_protocol = ipath_query_protocol;
 	dev->modify_port = ipath_modify_port;
 	dev->query_pkey = ipath_query_pkey;
 	dev->query_gid = ipath_query_gid;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index 57e1a5c..6ec018b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -420,15 +420,6 @@ static int mlx4_ib_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port,
 	return __mlx4_ib_query_port(ibdev, port, props, 0);
 }
 
-static enum rdma_protocol_type
-mlx4_ib_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	struct mlx4_dev *dev = to_mdev(device)->dev;
-
-	return dev->caps.port_mask[port_num] == MLX4_PORT_TYPE_IB ?
-		RDMA_PROTOCOL_IB : RDMA_PROTOCOL_IBOE;
-}
-
 int __mlx4_ib_query_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port, int index,
 			union ib_gid *gid, int netw_view)
 {
@@ -2139,6 +2130,11 @@ static int mlx4_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 	immutable->pkey_tbl_len = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
 	immutable->gid_tbl_len = attr.gid_tbl_len;
 
+	if (mlx4_ib_port_link_layer(ibdev, port_num) == IB_LINK_LAYER_INFINIBAND)
+		immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IBA_IB;
+	else
+		immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IBA_ROCEE;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2229,7 +2225,6 @@ static void *mlx4_ib_add(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 
 	ibdev->ib_dev.query_device	= mlx4_ib_query_device;
 	ibdev->ib_dev.query_port	= mlx4_ib_query_port;
-	ibdev->ib_dev.query_protocol	= mlx4_ib_query_protocol;
 	ibdev->ib_dev.get_link_layer	= mlx4_ib_port_link_layer;
 	ibdev->ib_dev.query_gid		= mlx4_ib_query_gid;
 	ibdev->ib_dev.query_pkey	= mlx4_ib_query_pkey;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index 9bf2564..d789052 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -262,12 +262,6 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static enum rdma_protocol_type
-mlx5_ib_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	return RDMA_PROTOCOL_IB;
-}
-
 static int mlx5_ib_query_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port, int index,
 			     union ib_gid *gid)
 {
@@ -1202,6 +1196,7 @@ static int mlx5_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 
 	immutable->pkey_tbl_len = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
 	immutable->gid_tbl_len = attr.gid_tbl_len;
+	immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IBA_IB;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1268,7 +1263,6 @@ static void *mlx5_ib_add(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 
 	dev->ib_dev.query_device	= mlx5_ib_query_device;
 	dev->ib_dev.query_port		= mlx5_ib_query_port;
-	dev->ib_dev.query_protocol	= mlx5_ib_query_protocol;
 	dev->ib_dev.query_gid		= mlx5_ib_query_gid;
 	dev->ib_dev.query_pkey		= mlx5_ib_query_pkey;
 	dev->ib_dev.modify_device	= mlx5_ib_modify_device;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
index fc59611..b890376 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
@@ -179,12 +179,6 @@ static int mthca_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static enum rdma_protocol_type
-mthca_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	return RDMA_PROTOCOL_IB;
-}
-
 static int mthca_modify_device(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 			       int mask,
 			       struct ib_device_modify *props)
@@ -1264,6 +1258,7 @@ static int mthca_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 
 	immutable->pkey_tbl_len = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
 	immutable->gid_tbl_len = attr.gid_tbl_len;
+	immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IBA_IB;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1305,7 +1300,6 @@ int mthca_register_device(struct mthca_dev *dev)
 	dev->ib_dev.dma_device           = &dev->pdev->dev;
 	dev->ib_dev.query_device         = mthca_query_device;
 	dev->ib_dev.query_port           = mthca_query_port;
-	dev->ib_dev.query_protocol       = mthca_query_protocol;
 	dev->ib_dev.modify_device        = mthca_modify_device;
 	dev->ib_dev.modify_port          = mthca_modify_port;
 	dev->ib_dev.query_pkey           = mthca_query_pkey;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
index 7cd3c1d..2127477 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
@@ -606,12 +606,6 @@ static int nes_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port, struct ib_port_attr
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static enum rdma_protocol_type
-nes_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	return RDMA_PROTOCOL_IWARP;
-}
-
 /**
  * nes_query_pkey
  */
@@ -3884,7 +3878,6 @@ struct nes_ib_device *nes_init_ofa_device(struct net_device *netdev)
 	nesibdev->ibdev.dev.parent = &nesdev->pcidev->dev;
 	nesibdev->ibdev.query_device = nes_query_device;
 	nesibdev->ibdev.query_port = nes_query_port;
-	nesibdev->ibdev.query_protocol = nes_query_protocol;
 	nesibdev->ibdev.query_pkey = nes_query_pkey;
 	nesibdev->ibdev.query_gid = nes_query_gid;
 	nesibdev->ibdev.alloc_ucontext = nes_alloc_ucontext;
@@ -4014,6 +4007,7 @@ static int nes_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 
 	immutable->pkey_tbl_len = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
 	immutable->gid_tbl_len = attr.gid_tbl_len;
+	immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IWARP;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c
index 11f2e32..3b93df8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ static int ocrdma_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 
 	immutable->pkey_tbl_len = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
 	immutable->gid_tbl_len = attr.gid_tbl_len;
+	immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IBA_ROCEE;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -262,7 +263,6 @@ static int ocrdma_register_device(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 	/* mandatory verbs. */
 	dev->ibdev.query_device = ocrdma_query_device;
 	dev->ibdev.query_port = ocrdma_query_port;
-	dev->ibdev.query_protocol = ocrdma_query_protocol;
 	dev->ibdev.modify_port = ocrdma_modify_port;
 	dev->ibdev.query_gid = ocrdma_query_gid;
 	dev->ibdev.get_link_layer = ocrdma_link_layer;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
index 3e98360..8771755 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
@@ -187,12 +187,6 @@ int ocrdma_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-enum rdma_protocol_type
-ocrdma_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	return RDMA_PROTOCOL_IBOE;
-}
-
 int ocrdma_modify_port(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port, int mask,
 		       struct ib_port_modify *props)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_verbs.c
index 1c60eb2..4c8dd3a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_verbs.c
@@ -1650,12 +1650,6 @@ static int qib_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static enum rdma_protocol_type
-qib_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	return RDMA_PROTOCOL_IB;
-}
-
 static int qib_modify_device(struct ib_device *device,
 			     int device_modify_mask,
 			     struct ib_device_modify *device_modify)
@@ -2060,6 +2054,7 @@ static int qib_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 
 	immutable->pkey_tbl_len = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
 	immutable->gid_tbl_len = attr.gid_tbl_len;
+	immutable->core_cap_flags = RDMA_CORE_PORT_IBA_IB;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2208,7 +2203,6 @@ int qib_register_ib_device(struct qib_devdata *dd)
 	ibdev->query_device = qib_query_device;
 	ibdev->modify_device = qib_modify_device;
 	ibdev->query_port = qib_query_port;
-	ibdev->query_protocol = qib_query_protocol;
 	ibdev->modify_port = qib_modify_port;
 	ibdev->query_pkey = qib_query_pkey;
 	ibdev->query_gid = qib_query_gid;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
index 848ba1b..f851ff8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ static void *usnic_ib_device_add(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 	us_ibdev->ib_dev.query_device = usnic_ib_query_device;
 	us_ibdev->ib_dev.query_port = usnic_ib_query_port;
-	us_ibdev->ib_dev.query_protocol = usnic_ib_query_protocol;
 	us_ibdev->ib_dev.query_pkey = usnic_ib_query_pkey;
 	us_ibdev->ib_dev.query_gid = usnic_ib_query_gid;
 	us_ibdev->ib_dev.get_link_layer = usnic_ib_port_link_layer;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
index 732b5c5..53bd6a2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
@@ -348,12 +348,6 @@ int usnic_ib_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-enum rdma_protocol_type
-usnic_ib_query_protocol(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
-{
-	return RDMA_PROTOCOL_USNIC_UDP;
-}
-
 int usnic_ib_query_qp(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr,
 				int qp_attr_mask,
 				struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr)
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index fe7efbe..f93694f 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -353,6 +353,40 @@ union rdma_protocol_stats {
 	struct iw_protocol_stats	iw;
 };
 
+/* Define bits for the various functionality this port needs to be supported by
+ * the core.
+ */
+/* Management                           0x00000FFF */
+#define RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_MAD            0x00000001
+#define RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_SMI            0x00000002
+#define RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_CM             0x00000004
+#define RDMA_CORE_CAP_IW_CM             0x00000008
+#define RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_SA             0x00000010
+
+/* Address format                       0x000FF000 */
+#define RDMA_CORE_CAP_AF_IB             0x00001000
+#define RDMA_CORE_CAP_ETH_AH            0x00002000
+
+/* Protocol                             0xFFF00000 */
+#define RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IB           0x00100000
+#define RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IBOE         0x00200000
+#define RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IWARP        0x00400000
+
+#define RDMA_CORE_PORT_IBA_IB          (RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IB  \
+					| RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_MAD \
+					| RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_SMI \
+					| RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_CM  \
+					| RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_SA  \
+					| RDMA_CORE_CAP_AF_IB)
+#define RDMA_CORE_PORT_IBA_ROCEE       (RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IBOE \
+					| RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_MAD  \
+					| RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_CM   \
+					| RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_SA   \
+					| RDMA_CORE_CAP_AF_IB   \
+					| RDMA_CORE_CAP_ETH_AH)
+#define RDMA_CORE_PORT_IWARP           (RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IWARP \
+					| RDMA_CORE_CAP_IW_CM)
+
 struct ib_port_attr {
 	enum ib_port_state	state;
 	enum ib_mtu		max_mtu;
@@ -1485,6 +1519,7 @@ struct iw_cm_verbs;
 struct ib_port_immutable {
 	int                           pkey_tbl_len;
 	int                           gid_tbl_len;
+	u32                           core_cap_flags;
 };
 
 struct ib_device {
@@ -1513,8 +1548,6 @@ struct ib_device {
 	int		           (*query_port)(struct ib_device *device,
 						 u8 port_num,
 						 struct ib_port_attr *port_attr);
-	enum rdma_protocol_type    (*query_protocol)(struct ib_device *device,
-						     u8 port_num);
 	enum rdma_link_layer	   (*get_link_layer)(struct ib_device *device,
 						     u8 port_num);
 	int		           (*query_gid)(struct ib_device *device,
@@ -1761,24 +1794,28 @@ enum rdma_link_layer rdma_port_get_link_layer(struct ib_device *device,
 
 static inline bool rdma_protocol_ib(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 {
-	return device->query_protocol(device, port_num) == RDMA_PROTOCOL_IB;
+	return (device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IB)
+		== RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IB;
 }
 
 static inline bool rdma_protocol_iboe(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 {
-	return device->query_protocol(device, port_num) == RDMA_PROTOCOL_IBOE;
+	return (device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IBOE)
+		== RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IBOE;
 }
 
 static inline bool rdma_protocol_iwarp(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 {
-	return device->query_protocol(device, port_num) == RDMA_PROTOCOL_IWARP;
+	return (device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IWARP)
+		== RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IWARP;
 }
 
 static inline bool rdma_ib_or_iboe(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 {
-	enum rdma_protocol_type pt = device->query_protocol(device, port_num);
+	u64 flags = device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags;
 
-	return (pt == RDMA_PROTOCOL_IB || pt == RDMA_PROTOCOL_IBOE);
+	return ((flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IB) == RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IB ||
+		(flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IBOE) == RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IBOE);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1793,7 +1830,8 @@ static inline bool rdma_ib_or_iboe(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
  */
 static inline bool rdma_cap_ib_mad(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 {
-	return rdma_ib_or_iboe(device, port_num);
+	return (device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_MAD)
+		== RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_MAD;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1808,7 +1846,8 @@ static inline bool rdma_cap_ib_mad(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
  */
 static inline bool rdma_cap_ib_smi(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 {
-	return rdma_protocol_ib(device, port_num);
+	return (device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_SMI)
+		== RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_SMI;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1823,7 +1862,8 @@ static inline bool rdma_cap_ib_smi(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
  */
 static inline bool rdma_cap_ib_cm(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 {
-	return rdma_ib_or_iboe(device, port_num);
+	return (device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_CM)
+		== RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_CM;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1838,7 +1878,8 @@ static inline bool rdma_cap_ib_cm(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
  */
 static inline bool rdma_cap_iw_cm(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 {
-	return rdma_protocol_iwarp(device, port_num);
+	return (device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_IW_CM)
+		== RDMA_CORE_CAP_IW_CM;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1853,7 +1894,8 @@ static inline bool rdma_cap_iw_cm(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
  */
 static inline bool rdma_cap_ib_sa(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 {
-	return rdma_protocol_ib(device, port_num);
+	return (device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_SA)
+		== RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_SA;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1883,7 +1925,8 @@ static inline bool rdma_cap_ib_mcast(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
  */
 static inline bool rdma_cap_af_ib(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 {
-	return rdma_ib_or_iboe(device, port_num);
+	return (device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_AF_IB)
+		== RDMA_CORE_CAP_AF_IB;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1898,7 +1941,8 @@ static inline bool rdma_cap_af_ib(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
  */
 static inline bool rdma_cap_eth_ah(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 {
-	return rdma_protocol_iboe(device, port_num);
+	return (device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_ETH_AH)
+		== RDMA_CORE_CAP_ETH_AH;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1914,7 +1958,8 @@ static inline bool rdma_cap_eth_ah(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
 static inline bool rdma_cap_read_multi_sge(struct ib_device *device,
 					   u8 port_num)
 {
-	return !rdma_protocol_iwarp(device, port_num);
+	return (device->port_immutable[port_num].core_cap_flags & RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IWARP)
+		!= RDMA_CORE_CAP_PROT_IWARP;
 }
 
 int ib_query_gid(struct ib_device *device,
