diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
index d5ca101..8bb7aea 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ static void cm_process_routed_req(struct cm_req_msg *req_msg, struct ib_wc *wc)
 {
 	if (!cm_req_get_primary_subnet_local(req_msg)) {
 		if (req_msg->primary_local_lid == IB_LID_PERMISSIVE) {
-			req_msg->primary_local_lid = ib_slid_be16(wc->slid);
+			req_msg->primary_local_lid = ib_lid_be16(wc->slid);
 			cm_req_set_primary_sl(req_msg, wc->sl);
 		}
 
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ static void cm_process_routed_req(struct cm_req_msg *req_msg, struct ib_wc *wc)
 
 	if (!cm_req_get_alt_subnet_local(req_msg)) {
 		if (req_msg->alt_local_lid == IB_LID_PERMISSIVE) {
-			req_msg->alt_local_lid = ib_slid_be16(wc->slid);
+			req_msg->alt_local_lid = ib_lid_be16(wc->slid);
 			cm_req_set_alt_sl(req_msg, wc->sl);
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
index ff3c67a..c1696e6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void recv_handler(struct ib_mad_agent *agent,
 	packet->mad.hdr.status	   = 0;
 	packet->mad.hdr.length	   = hdr_size(file) + mad_recv_wc->mad_len;
 	packet->mad.hdr.qpn	   = cpu_to_be32(mad_recv_wc->wc->src_qp);
-	packet->mad.hdr.lid	   = ib_slid_be16(mad_recv_wc->wc->slid);
+	packet->mad.hdr.lid	   = ib_lid_be16(mad_recv_wc->wc->slid);
 	packet->mad.hdr.sl	   = mad_recv_wc->wc->sl;
 	packet->mad.hdr.path_bits  = mad_recv_wc->wc->dlid_path_bits;
 	packet->mad.hdr.pkey_index = mad_recv_wc->wc->pkey_index;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index eb0da37..0eed250 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -275,12 +275,13 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_query_port(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	resp.bad_pkey_cntr   = attr.bad_pkey_cntr;
 	resp.qkey_viol_cntr  = attr.qkey_viol_cntr;
 	resp.pkey_tbl_len    = attr.pkey_tbl_len;
+
 	if (rdma_cap_opa_ah(ib_dev, cmd.port_num)) {
-		resp.lid  = OPA_TO_IB_UCAST_LID(attr.lid);
+		resp.lid     = OPA_TO_IB_UCAST_LID(attr.lid);
 		resp.sm_lid  = OPA_TO_IB_UCAST_LID(attr.sm_lid);
 	} else {
-		resp.lid     = (u16)attr.lid;
-		resp.sm_lid  = (u16)attr.sm_lid;
+		resp.lid     = ib_lid_cpu16(attr.lid);
+		resp.sm_lid  = ib_lid_cpu16(attr.sm_lid);
 	}
 	resp.lmc 	     = attr.lmc;
 	resp.max_vl_num      = attr.max_vl_num;
@@ -1206,9 +1207,9 @@ static int copy_wc_to_user(struct ib_device *ib_dev, void __user *dest,
 	tmp.wc_flags		= wc->wc_flags;
 	tmp.pkey_index		= wc->pkey_index;
 	if (rdma_cap_opa_ah(ib_dev, wc->port_num))
-		tmp.slid  = OPA_TO_IB_UCAST_LID(wc->slid);
+		tmp.slid	= OPA_TO_IB_UCAST_LID(wc->slid);
 	else
-		tmp.slid  = ib_slid_cpu16(wc->slid);
+		tmp.slid	= ib_lid_cpu16(wc->slid);
 	tmp.sl			= wc->sl;
 	tmp.dlid_path_bits	= wc->dlid_path_bits;
 	tmp.port_num		= wc->port_num;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c
index 00ebc26..8d1aa34 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c
@@ -3958,7 +3958,7 @@ static int opa_local_smp_check(struct hfi1_ibport *ibp,
 			       const struct ib_wc *in_wc)
 {
 	struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd = ppd_from_ibp(ibp);
-	u16 slid = ib_slid_cpu16(in_wc->slid);
+	u16 slid = ib_lid_cpu16(in_wc->slid);
 	u16 pkey;
 
 	if (in_wc->pkey_index >= ARRAY_SIZE(ppd->pkeys))
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/alias_GUID.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/alias_GUID.c
index 5a897b0..0e4f60c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/alias_GUID.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/alias_GUID.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static int set_guid_rec(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 
 	memset(&guid_info_rec, 0, sizeof (struct ib_sa_guidinfo_rec));
 
-	guid_info_rec.lid = cpu_to_be16((u16)attr.lid);
+	guid_info_rec.lid = ib_lid_be16(attr.lid);
 	guid_info_rec.block_num = index;
 
 	memcpy(guid_info_rec.guid_info_list, rec_det->all_recs,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
index 04fb44e..0793a21 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int mlx4_MAD_IFC(struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev, int mad_ifc_flags,
 
 		op_modifier |= 0x4;
 
-		in_modifier |= ib_slid_cpu16(in_wc->slid) << 16;
+		in_modifier |= ib_lid_cpu16(in_wc->slid) << 16;
 	}
 
 	err = mlx4_cmd_box(dev->dev, inmailbox->dma, outmailbox->dma, in_modifier,
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ int mlx4_ib_send_to_slave(struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev, int slave, u8 port,
 		memcpy((char *)&tun_mad->hdr.slid_mac_47_32, &(wc->smac[4]), 2);
 	} else {
 		tun_mad->hdr.sl_vid = cpu_to_be16(((u16)(wc->sl)) << 12);
-		tun_mad->hdr.slid_mac_47_32 = ib_slid_be16(wc->slid);
+		tun_mad->hdr.slid_mac_47_32 = ib_lid_be16(wc->slid);
 	}
 
 	ib_dma_sync_single_for_device(&dev->ib_dev,
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ static int ib_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port_num,
 		}
 	}
 
-	slid = in_wc ? ib_slid_cpu16(in_wc->slid) : be16_to_cpu(IB_LID_PERMISSIVE);
+	slid = in_wc ? ib_lid_cpu16(in_wc->slid) : be16_to_cpu(IB_LID_PERMISSIVE);
 
 	if (in_mad->mad_hdr.method == IB_MGMT_METHOD_TRAP && slid == 0) {
 		forward_trap(to_mdev(ibdev), port_num, in_mad);
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int ib_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port_num,
 	    in_mad->mad_hdr.method == IB_MGMT_METHOD_SET &&
 	    in_mad->mad_hdr.attr_id == IB_SMP_ATTR_PORT_INFO &&
 	    !ib_query_port(ibdev, port_num, &pattr))
-		prev_lid = (u16)pattr.lid;
+		prev_lid = ib_lid_cpu16(pattr.lid);
 
 	err = mlx4_MAD_IFC(to_mdev(ibdev),
 			   (mad_flags & IB_MAD_IGNORE_MKEY ? MLX4_MAD_IFC_IGNORE_MKEY : 0) |
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c
index cd2264a..18cfe5b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port_num,
 	u16 slid;
 	int err;
 
-	slid = in_wc ? ib_slid_cpu16(in_wc->slid) : be16_to_cpu(IB_LID_PERMISSIVE);
+	slid = in_wc ? ib_lid_cpu16(in_wc->slid) : be16_to_cpu(IB_LID_PERMISSIVE);
 
 	if (in_mad->mad_hdr.method == IB_MGMT_METHOD_TRAP && slid == 0)
 		return IB_MAD_RESULT_SUCCESS | IB_MAD_RESULT_CONSUMED;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_cmd.c
index e19ae0b..d0f062f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_cmd.c
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ int mthca_MAD_IFC(struct mthca_dev *dev, int ignore_mkey, int ignore_bkey,
 			(in_wc->wc_flags & IB_WC_GRH ? 0x80 : 0);
 		MTHCA_PUT(inbox, val,               MAD_IFC_G_PATH_OFFSET);
 
-		MTHCA_PUT(inbox, ib_slid_cpu16(in_wc->slid), MAD_IFC_RLID_OFFSET);
+		MTHCA_PUT(inbox, ib_lid_cpu16(in_wc->slid), MAD_IFC_RLID_OFFSET);
 		MTHCA_PUT(inbox, in_wc->pkey_index, MAD_IFC_PKEY_OFFSET);
 
 		if (in_grh)
@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ int mthca_MAD_IFC(struct mthca_dev *dev, int ignore_mkey, int ignore_bkey,
 
 		op_modifier |= 0x4;
 
-		in_modifier |= ib_slid_cpu16(in_wc->slid) << 16;
+		in_modifier |= ib_lid_cpu16(in_wc->slid) << 16;
 	}
 
 	err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, inmailbox->dma, outmailbox->dma,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c
index a9caada..093f775 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ int mthca_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 		      u16 *out_mad_pkey_index)
 {
 	int err;
-	u16 slid = in_wc ? ib_slid_cpu16(in_wc->slid) : be16_to_cpu(IB_LID_PERMISSIVE);
+	u16 slid = in_wc ? ib_lid_cpu16(in_wc->slid) : be16_to_cpu(IB_LID_PERMISSIVE);
 	u16 prev_lid = 0;
 	struct ib_port_attr pattr;
 	const struct ib_mad *in_mad = (const struct ib_mad *)in;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int mthca_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	    in_mad->mad_hdr.method == IB_MGMT_METHOD_SET &&
 	    in_mad->mad_hdr.attr_id == IB_SMP_ATTR_PORT_INFO &&
 	    !ib_query_port(ibdev, port_num, &pattr))
-		prev_lid = (u16)pattr.lid;
+		prev_lid = ib_lid_cpu16(pattr.lid);
 
 	err = mthca_MAD_IFC(to_mdev(ibdev),
 			    mad_flags & IB_MAD_IGNORE_MKEY,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c
index 0335a3d..97d71e4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void rvt_cq_enter(struct rvt_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *entry, bool solicited)
 		wc->uqueue[head].src_qp = entry->src_qp;
 		wc->uqueue[head].wc_flags = entry->wc_flags;
 		wc->uqueue[head].pkey_index = entry->pkey_index;
-		wc->uqueue[head].slid = ib_slid_cpu16(entry->slid);
+		wc->uqueue[head].slid = ib_lid_cpu16(entry->slid);
 		wc->uqueue[head].sl = entry->sl;
 		wc->uqueue[head].dlid_path_bits = entry->dlid_path_bits;
 		wc->uqueue[head].port_num = entry->port_num;
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 7eaf7d2..941f1a19 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -3707,15 +3707,29 @@ static inline enum rdma_ah_attr_type rdma_ah_find_type(struct ib_device *dev,
 		return RDMA_AH_ATTR_TYPE_IB;
 }
 
-/* Return slid in 16bit CPU encoding */
-static inline u16 ib_slid_cpu16(u32 slid)
+/**
+ * ib_lid_cpu16 - Return lid in 16bit CPU encoding.
+ *     In the current implementation the only way to get
+ *     get the 32bit lid is from other sources for OPA.
+ *     For IB, lids will always be 16bits so cast the
+ *     value accordingly.
+ *
+ * @lid: A 32bit LID
+ */
+static inline u16 ib_lid_cpu16(u32 lid)
 {
-	return (u16)slid;
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(lid && 0xFFFF0000);
+	return (u16)lid;
 }
 
-/* Return slid in 16bit BE encoding */
-static inline u16 ib_slid_be16(u32 slid)
+/**
+ * ib_lid_be16 - Return lid in 16bit BE encoding.
+ *
+ * @lid: A 32bit LID
+ */
+static inline u16 ib_lid_be16(u32 lid)
 {
-	return cpu_to_be16((u16)slid);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(lid && 0xFFFF0000);
+	return cpu_to_be16((u16)lid);
 }
 #endif /* IB_VERBS_H */
