diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
index 6152df8..e2ab742 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
@@ -581,8 +581,9 @@ void bnxt_qplib_destroy_srq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 			   struct bnxt_qplib_srq *srq)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct cmdq_destroy_srq req;
-	struct creq_destroy_srq_resp resp;
+	struct creq_destroy_srq_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_destroy_srq req = {};
 	int rc;
 
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
@@ -592,8 +593,8 @@ void bnxt_qplib_destroy_srq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 	/* Configure the request */
 	req.srq_cid = cpu_to_le32(srq->id);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (struct cmdq_base *)&req,
-					  (struct creq_base *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req), sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	kfree(srq->swq);
 	if (rc)
 		return;
@@ -605,8 +606,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_srq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq_attr hwq_attr = {};
-	struct creq_create_srq_resp resp;
-	struct cmdq_create_srq req;
+	struct creq_create_srq_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_create_srq req = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_pbl *pbl;
 	u16 pg_sz_lvl;
 	int rc, idx;
@@ -646,8 +648,8 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_srq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 	req.pd_id = cpu_to_le32(srq->pd->id);
 	req.eventq_id = cpu_to_le16(srq->eventq_hw_ring_id);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req), sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -702,10 +704,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_query_srq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 			 struct bnxt_qplib_srq *srq)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct cmdq_query_srq req;
-	struct creq_query_srq_resp resp;
+	struct creq_query_srq_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf;
 	struct creq_query_srq_resp_sb *sb;
+	struct cmdq_query_srq req = {};
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
@@ -719,8 +722,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_query_srq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 	req.resp_size = sizeof(*sb) / BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS;
 	req.srq_cid = cpu_to_le32(srq->id);
 	sb = sbuf->sb;
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
-					  (void *)sbuf, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, sbuf, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	srq->threshold = le16_to_cpu(sb->srq_limit);
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_free_sbuf(rcfw, sbuf);
 
@@ -814,10 +818,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp1(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq_attr hwq_attr = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
+	struct creq_create_qp1_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_q *sq = &qp->sq;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_q *rq = &qp->rq;
-	struct creq_create_qp1_resp resp;
-	struct cmdq_create_qp1 req;
+	struct cmdq_create_qp1 req = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_pbl *pbl;
 	u32 qp_flags = 0;
 	u8 pg_sz_lvl;
@@ -827,7 +832,6 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp1(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
 				 CMDQ_BASE_OPCODE_CREATE_QP1,
 				 sizeof(req));
-
 	/* General */
 	req.type = qp->type;
 	req.dpi = cpu_to_le32(qp->dpi->dpi);
@@ -895,8 +899,8 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp1(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 	req.qp_flags = cpu_to_le32(qp_flags);
 	req.pd_id = cpu_to_le32(qp->pd->id);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req), sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -956,13 +960,14 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq_attr hwq_attr = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_sg_info sginfo = {};
+	struct creq_create_qp_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_q *sq = &qp->sq;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_q *rq = &qp->rq;
-	struct creq_create_qp_resp resp;
+	struct cmdq_create_qp req = {};
 	int rc, req_size, psn_sz = 0;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq *xrrq;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_pbl *pbl;
-	struct cmdq_create_qp req;
 	u32 qp_flags = 0;
 	u8 pg_sz_lvl;
 	u32 tbl_indx;
@@ -1103,8 +1108,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 	}
 	req.pd_id = cpu_to_le32(qp->pd->id);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -1236,8 +1242,9 @@ static void __filter_modify_flags(struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 int bnxt_qplib_modify_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct cmdq_modify_qp req;
-	struct creq_modify_qp_resp resp;
+	struct creq_modify_qp_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_modify_qp req = {};
 	u32 temp32[4];
 	u32 bmask;
 	int rc;
@@ -1330,8 +1337,8 @@ int bnxt_qplib_modify_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 
 	req.vlan_pcp_vlan_dei_vlan_id = cpu_to_le16(qp->vlan_id);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),  sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 	qp->cur_qp_state = qp->state;
@@ -1341,10 +1348,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_modify_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 int bnxt_qplib_query_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct cmdq_query_qp req;
-	struct creq_query_qp_resp resp;
+	struct creq_query_qp_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf;
 	struct creq_query_qp_resp_sb *sb;
+	struct cmdq_query_qp req = {};
 	u32 temp32[4];
 	int i, rc = 0;
 
@@ -1359,8 +1367,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_query_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 
 	req.qp_cid = cpu_to_le32(qp->id);
 	req.resp_size = sizeof(*sb) / BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS;
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
-					  (void *)sbuf, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, sbuf, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		goto bail;
 	/* Extract the context from the side buffer */
@@ -1467,8 +1476,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_destroy_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 			  struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct cmdq_destroy_qp req;
-	struct creq_destroy_qp_resp resp;
+	struct creq_destroy_qp_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_destroy_qp req = {};
 	u32 tbl_indx;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -1481,8 +1491,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_destroy_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 				 sizeof(req));
 
 	req.qp_cid = cpu_to_le32(qp->id);
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc) {
 		rcfw->qp_tbl[tbl_indx].qp_id = qp->id;
 		rcfw->qp_tbl[tbl_indx].qp_handle = qp;
@@ -2044,9 +2055,10 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_cq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_cq *cq)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq_attr hwq_attr = {};
-	struct creq_create_cq_resp resp;
+	struct creq_create_cq_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_create_cq req = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_pbl *pbl;
-	struct cmdq_create_cq req;
 	u32 pg_sz_lvl;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -2080,9 +2092,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_cq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_cq *cq)
 	req.cq_fco_cnq_id = cpu_to_le32(
 			(cq->cnq_hw_ring_id & CMDQ_CREATE_CQ_CNQ_ID_MASK) <<
 			 CMDQ_CREATE_CQ_CNQ_ID_SFT);
-
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -2122,6 +2134,7 @@ int bnxt_qplib_resize_cq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_cq *cq,
 	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq_attr hwq_attr = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct creq_resize_cq_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
 	struct cmdq_resize_cq req = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_pbl *pbl;
 	u32 pg_sz, lvl, new_sz;
@@ -2149,16 +2162,18 @@ int bnxt_qplib_resize_cq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_cq *cq,
 	req.new_cq_size_pg_size_lvl = cpu_to_le32(new_sz | pg_sz | lvl);
 	req.new_pbl = cpu_to_le64(pbl->pg_map_arr[0]);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	return rc;
 }
 
 int bnxt_qplib_destroy_cq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_cq *cq)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct cmdq_destroy_cq req;
-	struct creq_destroy_cq_resp resp;
+	struct creq_destroy_cq_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_destroy_cq req = {};
 	u16 total_cnq_events;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -2167,8 +2182,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_destroy_cq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_cq *cq)
 				 sizeof(req));
 
 	req.cq_cid = cpu_to_le32(cq->id);
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 	total_cnq_events = le16_to_cpu(resp.total_cnq_events);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
index 1eab451..7403a4e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ static int __block_for_resp(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, u16 cookie)
 	return count ? 0 : -ETIMEDOUT;
 };
 
-static int __send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, struct cmdq_base *req,
-			  struct creq_base *resp, void *sb, u8 is_block)
+static int __send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
+			  struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg *msg)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdq_ctx *cmdq = &rcfw->cmdq;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq *hwq = &cmdq->hwq;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int __send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, struct cmdq_base *req,
 
 	pdev = rcfw->pdev;
 
-	opcode = req->opcode;
+	opcode = msg->req->opcode;
 	if (!test_bit(FIRMWARE_INITIALIZED_FLAG, &cmdq->flags) &&
 	    (opcode != CMDQ_BASE_OPCODE_QUERY_FUNC &&
 	     opcode != CMDQ_BASE_OPCODE_INITIALIZE_FW &&
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int __send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, struct cmdq_base *req,
 	 * cmdqe
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hwq->lock, flags);
-	if (req->cmd_size >= HWQ_FREE_SLOTS(hwq)) {
+	if (msg->req->cmd_size >= HWQ_FREE_SLOTS(hwq)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "RCFW: CMDQ is full!\n");
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwq->lock, flags);
 		return -EAGAIN;
@@ -133,36 +133,36 @@ static int __send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, struct cmdq_base *req,
 
 	cookie = cmdq->seq_num & RCFW_MAX_COOKIE_VALUE;
 	cbit = cookie % rcfw->cmdq_depth;
-	if (is_block)
+	if (msg->block)
 		cookie |= RCFW_CMD_IS_BLOCKING;
 
 	set_bit(cbit, cmdq->cmdq_bitmap);
-	req->cookie = cpu_to_le16(cookie);
+	msg->req->cookie = cpu_to_le16(cookie);
 	crsqe = &rcfw->crsqe_tbl[cbit];
 	if (crsqe->resp) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwq->lock, flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	size = req->cmd_size;
+	size = msg->req->cmd_size;
 	/* change the cmd_size to the number of 16byte cmdq unit.
 	 * req->cmd_size is modified here
 	 */
-	bnxt_qplib_set_cmd_slots(req);
+	bnxt_qplib_set_cmd_slots(msg->req);
 
-	memset(resp, 0, sizeof(*resp));
-	crsqe->resp = (struct creq_qp_event *)resp;
-	crsqe->resp->cookie = req->cookie;
-	crsqe->req_size = req->cmd_size;
-	if (req->resp_size && sb) {
-		struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf = sb;
+	memset(msg->resp, 0, sizeof(*msg->resp));
+	crsqe->resp = (struct creq_qp_event *)msg->resp;
+	crsqe->resp->cookie = msg->req->cookie;
+	crsqe->req_size = msg->req->cmd_size;
+	if (msg->req->resp_size && msg->sb) {
+		struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf = msg->sb;
 
-		req->resp_addr = cpu_to_le64(sbuf->dma_addr);
-		req->resp_size = (sbuf->size + BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS - 1) /
+		msg->req->resp_addr = cpu_to_le64(sbuf->dma_addr);
+		msg->req->resp_size = (sbuf->size + BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS - 1) /
 				  BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS;
 	}
 
-	preq = (u8 *)req;
+	preq = (u8 *)msg->req;
 	do {
 		/* Locate the next cmdq slot */
 		sw_prod = HWQ_CMP(hwq->prod, hwq);
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ static int __send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, struct cmdq_base *req,
 		cmdq_prod |= BIT(FIRMWARE_FIRST_FLAG);
 		clear_bit(FIRMWARE_FIRST_FLAG, &cmdq->flags);
 	}
-
 	/* ring CMDQ DB */
 	wmb();
 	writel(cmdq_prod, cmdq->cmdq_mbox.prod);
@@ -203,11 +202,9 @@ static int __send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, struct cmdq_base *req,
 }
 
 int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
-				 struct cmdq_base *req,
-				 struct creq_base *resp,
-				 void *sb, u8 is_block)
+				 struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg *msg)
 {
-	struct creq_qp_event *evnt = (struct creq_qp_event *)resp;
+	struct creq_qp_event *evnt = (struct creq_qp_event *)msg->resp;
 	u16 cookie;
 	u8 opcode, retry_cnt = 0xFF;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -217,9 +214,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 		return 0;
 
 	do {
-		opcode = req->opcode;
-		rc = __send_message(rcfw, req, resp, sb, is_block);
-		cookie = le16_to_cpu(req->cookie) & RCFW_MAX_COOKIE_VALUE;
+		opcode = msg->req->opcode;
+		rc = __send_message(rcfw, msg);
+		cookie = le16_to_cpu(msg->req->cookie) & RCFW_MAX_COOKIE_VALUE;
 		if (!rc)
 			break;
 
@@ -229,11 +226,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 				cookie, opcode);
 			return rc;
 		}
-		is_block ? mdelay(1) : usleep_range(500, 1000);
+		msg->block ? mdelay(1) : usleep_range(500, 1000);
 
 	} while (retry_cnt--);
 
-	if (is_block)
+	if (msg->block)
 		rc = __block_for_resp(rcfw, cookie);
 	else
 		rc = __wait_for_resp(rcfw, cookie);
@@ -452,15 +449,17 @@ static irqreturn_t bnxt_qplib_creq_irq(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 /* RCFW */
 int bnxt_qplib_deinit_rcfw(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw)
 {
-	struct cmdq_deinitialize_fw req;
-	struct creq_deinitialize_fw_resp resp;
+	struct creq_deinitialize_fw_resp resp = {};
+	struct cmdq_deinitialize_fw req = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
 	int rc;
 
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
 				 CMDQ_BASE_OPCODE_DEINITIALIZE_FW,
 				 sizeof(req));
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
-					  NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL,
+				sizeof(req), sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -471,8 +470,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_deinit_rcfw(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw)
 int bnxt_qplib_init_rcfw(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 			 struct bnxt_qplib_ctx *ctx, int is_virtfn)
 {
-	struct creq_initialize_fw_resp resp;
-	struct cmdq_initialize_fw req;
+	struct creq_initialize_fw_resp resp = {};
+	struct cmdq_initialize_fw req = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
 	u8 pgsz, lvl;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -547,8 +547,8 @@ int bnxt_qplib_init_rcfw(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 
 skip_ctx_setup:
 	req.stat_ctx_id = cpu_to_le32(ctx->stats.fw_id);
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
-					  NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req), sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 	set_bit(FIRMWARE_INITIALIZED_FLAG, &rcfw->cmdq.flags);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h
index b7f4d0a..5d619ce 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqe {
 static inline void bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep(struct cmdq_base *req,
 					    u8 opcode, u8 cmd_size)
 {
-	memset(req, 0, cmd_size);
 	req->opcode = opcode;
 	req->cmd_size = cmd_size;
 }
@@ -191,6 +190,27 @@ struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw {
 	u32 cmdq_depth;
 };
 
+struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg {
+	struct cmdq_base	*req;
+	struct creq_base	*resp;
+	void			*sb;
+	u32			req_sz;
+	u32			res_sz;
+	u8			block;
+};
+
+static inline void bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg *msg,
+					   void *req, void *resp, void *sb,
+					   u32 req_sz, u32 res_sz, u8 block)
+{
+	msg->req = req;
+	msg->resp = resp;
+	msg->sb = sb;
+	msg->req_sz = req_sz;
+	msg->res_sz = res_sz;
+	msg->block = block;
+}
+
 void bnxt_qplib_free_rcfw_channel(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw);
 int bnxt_qplib_alloc_rcfw_channel(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 				  struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
@@ -211,8 +231,7 @@ struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *bnxt_qplib_rcfw_alloc_sbuf(
 void bnxt_qplib_rcfw_free_sbuf(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 			       struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf);
 int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
-				 struct cmdq_base *req, struct creq_base *resp,
-				 void *sbuf, u8 is_block);
+				 struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg *msg);
 
 int bnxt_qplib_deinit_rcfw(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw);
 int bnxt_qplib_init_rcfw(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_sp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_sp.c
index 4e27274..54c26c5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_sp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_sp.c
@@ -68,16 +68,17 @@ static bool bnxt_qplib_is_atomic_cap(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw)
 static void bnxt_qplib_query_version(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 				     char *fw_ver)
 {
-	struct cmdq_query_version req;
-	struct creq_query_version_resp resp;
+	struct creq_query_version_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_query_version req = {};
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
 				 CMDQ_BASE_OPCODE_QUERY_VERSION,
 				 sizeof(req));
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req), sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		return;
 	fw_ver[0] = resp.fw_maj;
@@ -89,10 +90,11 @@ static void bnxt_qplib_query_version(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 int bnxt_qplib_get_dev_attr(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 			    struct bnxt_qplib_dev_attr *attr, bool vf)
 {
+	struct creq_query_func_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
 	struct creq_query_func_resp_sb *sb;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf;
-	struct creq_query_func_resp resp;
-	struct cmdq_query_func req;
+	struct cmdq_query_func req = {};
 	u8 *tqm_alloc;
 	int i, rc = 0;
 	u32 temp;
@@ -110,8 +112,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_get_dev_attr(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 
 	sb = sbuf->sb;
 	req.resp_size = sizeof(*sb) / BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS;
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
-					  (void *)sbuf, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, sbuf, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		goto bail;
 
@@ -176,8 +179,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_set_func_resources(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 				  struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 				  struct bnxt_qplib_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	struct cmdq_set_func_resources req;
-	struct creq_set_func_resources_resp resp;
+	struct creq_set_func_resources_resp resp = {};
+	struct cmdq_set_func_resources req = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
@@ -195,9 +199,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_set_func_resources(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 	req.max_cq_per_vf = cpu_to_le32(ctx->vf_res.max_cq_per_vf);
 	req.max_gid_per_vf = cpu_to_le32(ctx->vf_res.max_gid_per_vf);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp,
-					  NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "Failed to set function resources\n");
 	}
@@ -248,8 +252,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_del_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 	}
 	/* Remove GID from the SGID table */
 	if (update) {
-		struct cmdq_delete_gid req;
-		struct creq_delete_gid_resp resp;
+		struct creq_delete_gid_resp resp = {};
+		struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+		struct cmdq_delete_gid req = {};
 		int rc;
 
 		bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
@@ -261,8 +266,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_del_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		req.gid_index = cpu_to_le16(sgid_tbl->hw_id[index]);
-		rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+		bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+					sizeof(resp), 0);
+		rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
 	}
@@ -319,8 +325,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_add_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	if (update) {
-		struct cmdq_add_gid req;
-		struct creq_add_gid_resp resp;
+		struct creq_add_gid_resp resp = {};
+		struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+		struct cmdq_add_gid req = {};
 		int rc;
 
 		bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
@@ -350,8 +357,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_add_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 		req.src_mac[1] = cpu_to_be16(((u16 *)smac)[1]);
 		req.src_mac[2] = cpu_to_be16(((u16 *)smac)[2]);
 
-		rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+		bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+					sizeof(resp), 0);
+		rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
 		sgid_tbl->hw_id[free_idx] = le32_to_cpu(resp.xid);
@@ -380,8 +388,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_update_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 						   struct bnxt_qplib_res,
 						   sgid_tbl);
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct creq_modify_gid_resp resp;
-	struct cmdq_modify_gid req;
+	struct creq_modify_gid_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_modify_gid req = {};
 	int rc;
 
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
@@ -405,8 +414,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_update_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 
 	req.gid_index = cpu_to_le16(gid_idx);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -415,8 +425,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_ah(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_ah *ah,
 			 bool block)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct cmdq_create_ah req;
-	struct creq_create_ah_resp resp;
+	struct creq_create_ah_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_create_ah req = {};
 	u32 temp32[4];
 	u16 temp16[3];
 	int rc;
@@ -446,8 +457,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_ah(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_ah *ah,
 	req.dest_mac[1] = cpu_to_le16(temp16[1]);
 	req.dest_mac[2] = cpu_to_le16(temp16[2]);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
-					  NULL, block);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), block);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -459,8 +471,9 @@ void bnxt_qplib_destroy_ah(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_ah *ah,
 			   bool block)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct cmdq_destroy_ah req;
-	struct creq_destroy_ah_resp resp;
+	struct creq_destroy_ah_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_destroy_ah req = {};
 
 	/* Clean up the AH table in the device */
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
@@ -469,16 +482,18 @@ void bnxt_qplib_destroy_ah(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_ah *ah,
 
 	req.ah_cid = cpu_to_le32(ah->id);
 
-	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp, NULL,
-				     block);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), block);
+	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 }
 
 /* MRW */
 int bnxt_qplib_free_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw)
 {
+	struct creq_deallocate_key_resp resp = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct cmdq_deallocate_key req;
-	struct creq_deallocate_key_resp resp;
+	struct cmdq_deallocate_key req = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
 	int rc;
 
 	if (mrw->lkey == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
@@ -499,8 +514,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_free_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw)
 	else
 		req.key = cpu_to_le32(mrw->lkey);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
-					  NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -514,8 +530,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_free_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw)
 int bnxt_qplib_alloc_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct cmdq_allocate_mrw req;
-	struct creq_allocate_mrw_resp resp;
+	struct creq_allocate_mrw_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_allocate_mrw req = {};
 	unsigned long tmp;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -533,8 +550,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_alloc_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw)
 	tmp = (unsigned long)mrw;
 	req.mrw_handle = cpu_to_le64(tmp);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -551,8 +569,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_dereg_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw,
 			 bool block)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	struct cmdq_deregister_mr req;
-	struct creq_deregister_mr_resp resp;
+	struct creq_deregister_mr_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_deregister_mr req = {};
 	int rc;
 
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
@@ -560,8 +579,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_dereg_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw,
 				 sizeof(req));
 
 	req.lkey = cpu_to_le32(mrw->lkey);
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, block);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), block);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -581,8 +601,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_reg_mr(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mr,
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq_attr hwq_attr = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_sg_info sginfo = {};
-	struct creq_register_mr_resp resp;
-	struct cmdq_register_mr req;
+	struct creq_register_mr_resp resp = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct cmdq_register_mr req = {};
 	int pages, rc;
 	u32 pg_size;
 	u16 level;
@@ -640,8 +661,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_reg_mr(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mr,
 	req.key = cpu_to_le32(mr->lkey);
 	req.mr_size = cpu_to_le64(mr->total_size);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, NULL, false);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, NULL, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -695,10 +717,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_free_fast_reg_page_list(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 int bnxt_qplib_get_roce_stats(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 			      struct bnxt_qplib_roce_stats *stats)
 {
-	struct cmdq_query_roce_stats req;
-	struct creq_query_roce_stats_resp resp;
-	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf;
+	struct creq_query_roce_stats_resp resp = {};
 	struct creq_query_roce_stats_resp_sb *sb;
+	struct cmdq_query_roce_stats req = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
@@ -714,8 +737,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_get_roce_stats(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 
 	sb = sbuf->sb;
 	req.resp_size = sizeof(*sb) / BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS;
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
-					  (void *)sbuf, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, sbuf, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		goto bail;
 	/* Extract the context from the side buffer */
@@ -779,6 +803,7 @@ int bnxt_qplib_qext_stat(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, u32 fid,
 	struct creq_query_roce_stats_ext_resp resp = {};
 	struct creq_query_roce_stats_ext_resp_sb *sb;
 	struct cmdq_query_roce_stats_ext req = {};
+	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqmsg msg = {};
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -798,8 +823,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_qext_stat(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, u32 fid,
 	req.function_id = cpu_to_le32(fid);
 	req.flags = cpu_to_le16(CMDQ_QUERY_ROCE_STATS_EXT_FLAGS_FUNCTION_ID);
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-					  (void *)&resp, (void *)sbuf, 0);
+	bnxt_qplib_fill_cmdqmsg(&msg, &req, &resp, sbuf, sizeof(req),
+				sizeof(resp), 0);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, &msg);
 	if (rc)
 		goto bail;
 
