diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index bd6eefaecbd6..267dc92fc039 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -2161,7 +2161,8 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_post_send(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	struct ib_uverbs_post_send      cmd;
 	struct ib_uverbs_post_send_resp resp;
 	struct ib_uverbs_send_wr       *user_wr;
-	struct ib_send_wr              *wr = NULL, *last, *next, *bad_wr;
+	struct ib_send_wr              *wr = NULL, *last, *next;
+	const struct ib_send_wr	       *bad_wr;
 	struct ib_qp                   *qp;
 	int                             i, sg_ind;
 	int				is_ud;
@@ -2440,7 +2441,8 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_post_recv(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 {
 	struct ib_uverbs_post_recv      cmd;
 	struct ib_uverbs_post_recv_resp resp;
-	struct ib_recv_wr              *wr, *next, *bad_wr;
+	struct ib_recv_wr              *wr, *next;
+	const struct ib_recv_wr	       *bad_wr;
 	struct ib_qp                   *qp;
 	ssize_t                         ret = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -2489,7 +2491,8 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_post_srq_recv(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 {
 	struct ib_uverbs_post_srq_recv      cmd;
 	struct ib_uverbs_post_srq_recv_resp resp;
-	struct ib_recv_wr                  *wr, *next, *bad_wr;
+	struct ib_recv_wr                  *wr, *next;
+	const struct ib_recv_wr		   *bad_wr;
 	struct ib_srq                      *srq;
 	ssize_t                             ret = -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
index a0082e0bb8e2..5d955b293c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
@@ -1519,8 +1519,8 @@ int bnxt_re_query_srq(struct ib_srq *ib_srq, struct ib_srq_attr *srq_attr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int bnxt_re_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ib_srq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int bnxt_re_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ib_srq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct bnxt_re_srq *srq = container_of(ib_srq, struct bnxt_re_srq,
 					       ib_srq);
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ static int bnxt_re_build_qp1_send_v2(struct bnxt_re_qp *qp,
  * and the MAD datagram out to the provided SGE.
  */
 static int bnxt_re_build_qp1_shadow_qp_recv(struct bnxt_re_qp *qp,
-					    struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+					    const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 					    struct bnxt_qplib_swqe *wqe,
 					    int payload_size)
 {
@@ -2361,8 +2361,8 @@ static int bnxt_re_post_send_shadow_qp(struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int bnxt_re_post_send(struct ib_qp *ib_qp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int bnxt_re_post_send(struct ib_qp *ib_qp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct bnxt_re_qp *qp = container_of(ib_qp, struct bnxt_re_qp, ib_qp);
 	struct bnxt_qplib_swqe wqe;
@@ -2461,7 +2461,7 @@ int bnxt_re_post_send(struct ib_qp *ib_qp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 
 static int bnxt_re_post_recv_shadow_qp(struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev,
 				       struct bnxt_re_qp *qp,
-				       struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
+				       const struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_swqe wqe;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -2494,8 +2494,8 @@ static int bnxt_re_post_recv_shadow_qp(struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int bnxt_re_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ib_qp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int bnxt_re_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ib_qp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct bnxt_re_qp *qp = container_of(ib_qp, struct bnxt_re_qp, ib_qp);
 	struct bnxt_qplib_swqe wqe;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
index bd04d40d897a..aa33e7b82c84 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ int bnxt_re_modify_srq(struct ib_srq *srq, struct ib_srq_attr *srq_attr,
 		       struct ib_udata *udata);
 int bnxt_re_query_srq(struct ib_srq *srq, struct ib_srq_attr *srq_attr);
 int bnxt_re_destroy_srq(struct ib_srq *srq);
-int bnxt_re_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *srq, struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
-			  struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
+int bnxt_re_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *srq, const struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
+			  const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
 struct ib_qp *bnxt_re_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
 				struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr,
 				struct ib_udata *udata);
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ int bnxt_re_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr,
 int bnxt_re_query_qp(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr,
 		     int qp_attr_mask, struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr);
 int bnxt_re_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *qp);
-int bnxt_re_post_send(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_send_wr *send_wr,
-		      struct ib_send_wr **bad_send_wr);
-int bnxt_re_post_recv(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
+int bnxt_re_post_send(struct ib_qp *qp, const struct ib_send_wr *send_wr,
+		      const struct ib_send_wr **bad_send_wr);
+int bnxt_re_post_recv(struct ib_qp *qp, const struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
 struct ib_cq *bnxt_re_create_cq(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 				const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 				struct ib_ucontext *context,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.h
index 2e38ddefea8a..8adbe9658935 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.h
@@ -326,10 +326,10 @@ enum iwch_qp_query_flags {
 };
 
 u16 iwch_rqes_posted(struct iwch_qp *qhp);
-int iwch_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int iwch_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int iwch_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		   const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int iwch_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 int iwch_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
 int iwch_post_terminate(struct iwch_qp *qhp, struct respQ_msg_t *rsp_msg);
 int iwch_post_zb_read(struct iwch_ep *ep);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
index 29ab6910a004..c649faad63f9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static int iwch_sgl2pbl_map(struct iwch_dev *rhp, struct ib_sge *sg_list,
 }
 
 static int build_rdma_recv(struct iwch_qp *qhp, union t3_wr *wqe,
-				struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
+			   const struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
 {
 	int i, err = 0;
 	u32 pbl_addr[T3_MAX_SGE];
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static int build_rdma_recv(struct iwch_qp *qhp, union t3_wr *wqe,
 }
 
 static int build_zero_stag_recv(struct iwch_qp *qhp, union t3_wr *wqe,
-				struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
+				const struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
 {
 	int i;
 	u32 pbl_addr;
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ static int build_zero_stag_recv(struct iwch_qp *qhp, union t3_wr *wqe,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int iwch_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int iwch_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		   const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	u8 uninitialized_var(t3_wr_flit_cnt);
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ int iwch_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int iwch_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int iwch_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct iwch_qp *qhp;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
index 8866bf992316..5efb0542a96e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
@@ -1008,10 +1008,10 @@ void c4iw_release_dev_ucontext(struct c4iw_rdev *rdev,
 void c4iw_init_dev_ucontext(struct c4iw_rdev *rdev,
 			    struct c4iw_dev_ucontext *uctx);
 int c4iw_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
-int c4iw_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int c4iw_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int c4iw_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		   const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int c4iw_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 int c4iw_connect(struct iw_cm_id *cm_id, struct iw_cm_conn_param *conn_param);
 int c4iw_create_listen(struct iw_cm_id *cm_id, int backlog);
 int c4iw_destroy_listen(struct iw_cm_id *cm_id);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
index a2eedb19907d..2da17ec22ef8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static int build_rdma_read(union t4_wr *wqe, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 }
 
 static int build_rdma_recv(struct c4iw_qp *qhp, union t4_recv_wr *wqe,
-			   struct ib_recv_wr *wr, u8 *len16)
+			   const struct ib_recv_wr *wr, u8 *len16)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -861,8 +861,9 @@ static int complete_sq_drain_wr(struct c4iw_qp *qhp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int complete_sq_drain_wrs(struct c4iw_qp *qhp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-				struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+static int complete_sq_drain_wrs(struct c4iw_qp *qhp,
+				 const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+				 const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -877,7 +878,8 @@ static int complete_sq_drain_wrs(struct c4iw_qp *qhp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void complete_rq_drain_wr(struct c4iw_qp *qhp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
+static void complete_rq_drain_wr(struct c4iw_qp *qhp,
+				 const struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
 {
 	struct t4_cqe cqe = {};
 	struct c4iw_cq *rchp;
@@ -909,7 +911,8 @@ static void complete_rq_drain_wr(struct c4iw_qp *qhp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
 	}
 }
 
-static void complete_rq_drain_wrs(struct c4iw_qp *qhp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
+static void complete_rq_drain_wrs(struct c4iw_qp *qhp,
+				  const struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
 {
 	while (wr) {
 		complete_rq_drain_wr(qhp, wr);
@@ -917,8 +920,8 @@ static void complete_rq_drain_wrs(struct c4iw_qp *qhp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr)
 	}
 }
 
-int c4iw_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		   struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int c4iw_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		   const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	u8 len16 = 0;
@@ -1068,8 +1071,8 @@ int c4iw_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int c4iw_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int c4iw_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct c4iw_qp *qhp;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
index ceb490c732c0..1c252753fb12 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
@@ -763,10 +763,10 @@ struct hns_roce_hw {
 			 int attr_mask, enum ib_qp_state cur_state,
 			 enum ib_qp_state new_state);
 	int (*destroy_qp)(struct ib_qp *ibqp);
-	int (*post_send)(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-			 struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-	int (*post_recv)(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
-			 struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
+	int (*post_send)(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			 const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+	int (*post_recv)(struct ib_qp *qp, const struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
+			 const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
 	int (*req_notify_cq)(struct ib_cq *ibcq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags);
 	int (*poll_cq)(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
 	int (*dereg_mr)(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev, struct hns_roce_mr *mr);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c
index 783d28dd3ca4..da3109cb0bb9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ static void set_raddr_seg(struct hns_roce_wqe_raddr_seg *rseg, u64 remote_addr,
 	rseg->len   = 0;
 }
 
-static int hns_roce_v1_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-				 struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+static int hns_roce_v1_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
+				 const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+				 const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(ibqp->device);
 	struct hns_roce_ah *ah = to_hr_ah(ud_wr(wr)->ah);
@@ -342,8 +343,9 @@ static int hns_roce_v1_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int hns_roce_v1_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-				 struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+static int hns_roce_v1_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
+				 const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+				 const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int nreq = 0;
@@ -992,7 +994,8 @@ static int hns_roce_v1_send_lp_wqe(struct hns_roce_qp *hr_qp)
 {
 	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(hr_qp->ibqp.device);
 	struct device *dev = &hr_dev->pdev->dev;
-	struct ib_send_wr send_wr, *bad_wr;
+	struct ib_send_wr send_wr;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *bad_wr;
 	int ret;
 
 	memset(&send_wr, 0, sizeof(send_wr));
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
index ab6394d64971..0bc4ac1352c7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void set_extend_sge(struct hns_roce_qp *qp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 static int set_rwqe_data_seg(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 			     struct hns_roce_v2_rc_send_wqe *rc_sq_wqe,
 			     void *wqe, unsigned int *sge_ind,
-			     struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+			     const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(ibqp->device);
 	struct hns_roce_v2_wqe_data_seg *dseg = wqe;
@@ -164,8 +164,9 @@ static int set_rwqe_data_seg(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int hns_roce_v2_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-				 struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+static int hns_roce_v2_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
+				 const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+				 const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(ibqp->device);
 	struct hns_roce_ah *ah = to_hr_ah(ud_wr(wr)->ah);
@@ -528,8 +529,9 @@ static int hns_roce_v2_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int hns_roce_v2_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-				 struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+static int hns_roce_v2_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
+				 const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+				 const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(ibqp->device);
 	struct hns_roce_qp *hr_qp = to_hr_qp(ibqp);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
index 7d85414742ff..e780454256df 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
@@ -2201,8 +2201,8 @@ static void i40iw_copy_sg_list(struct i40iw_sge *sg_list, struct ib_sge *sgl, in
  * @bad_wr: return of bad wr if err
  */
 static int i40iw_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
-			   struct ib_send_wr *ib_wr,
-			   struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+			   const struct ib_send_wr *ib_wr,
+			   const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct i40iw_qp *iwqp;
 	struct i40iw_qp_uk *ukqp;
@@ -2377,9 +2377,8 @@ static int i40iw_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
  * @ib_wr: work request for receive
  * @bad_wr: bad wr caused an error
  */
-static int i40iw_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
-			   struct ib_recv_wr *ib_wr,
-			   struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+static int i40iw_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *ib_wr,
+			   const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct i40iw_qp *iwqp;
 	struct i40iw_qp_uk *ukqp;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
index 8d730a69793d..e5466d786bb1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ int mlx4_ib_send_to_slave(struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev, int slave, u8 port,
 {
 	struct ib_sge list;
 	struct ib_ud_wr wr;
-	struct ib_send_wr *bad_wr;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *bad_wr;
 	struct mlx4_ib_demux_pv_ctx *tun_ctx;
 	struct mlx4_ib_demux_pv_qp *tun_qp;
 	struct mlx4_rcv_tunnel_mad *tun_mad;
@@ -1310,7 +1310,8 @@ static int mlx4_ib_post_pv_qp_buf(struct mlx4_ib_demux_pv_ctx *ctx,
 				  int index)
 {
 	struct ib_sge sg_list;
-	struct ib_recv_wr recv_wr, *bad_recv_wr;
+	struct ib_recv_wr recv_wr;
+	const struct ib_recv_wr *bad_recv_wr;
 	int size;
 
 	size = (tun_qp->qp->qp_type == IB_QPT_UD) ?
@@ -1361,7 +1362,7 @@ int mlx4_ib_send_to_wire(struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev, int slave, u8 port,
 {
 	struct ib_sge list;
 	struct ib_ud_wr wr;
-	struct ib_send_wr *bad_wr;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *bad_wr;
 	struct mlx4_ib_demux_pv_ctx *sqp_ctx;
 	struct mlx4_ib_demux_pv_qp *sqp;
 	struct mlx4_mad_snd_buf *sqp_mad;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
index 1a0fad30633b..e817a2f55546 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
@@ -775,8 +775,8 @@ int mlx4_ib_modify_srq(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_srq_attr *attr,
 int mlx4_ib_query_srq(struct ib_srq *srq, struct ib_srq_attr *srq_attr);
 int mlx4_ib_destroy_srq(struct ib_srq *srq);
 void mlx4_ib_free_srq_wqe(struct mlx4_ib_srq *srq, int wqe_index);
-int mlx4_ib_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int mlx4_ib_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 
 struct ib_qp *mlx4_ib_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
 				struct ib_qp_init_attr *init_attr,
@@ -788,10 +788,10 @@ int mlx4_ib_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
 		      int attr_mask, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int mlx4_ib_query_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr, int qp_attr_mask,
 		     struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr);
-int mlx4_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int mlx4_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int mlx4_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int mlx4_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 
 int mlx4_MAD_IFC(struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev, int mad_ifc_flags,
 		 int port, const struct ib_wc *in_wc, const struct ib_grh *in_grh,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
index 44fc684b5e3a..b431757d4668 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -3569,8 +3569,8 @@ static void add_zero_len_inline(void *wqe)
 	inl->byte_count = cpu_to_be32(1 << 31);
 }
 
-static int _mlx4_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-			      struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr, bool drain)
+static int _mlx4_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			      const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr, bool drain)
 {
 	struct mlx4_ib_qp *qp = to_mqp(ibqp);
 	void *wqe;
@@ -3901,14 +3901,14 @@ static int _mlx4_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mlx4_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int mlx4_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	return _mlx4_ib_post_send(ibqp, wr, bad_wr, false);
 }
 
-static int _mlx4_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr, bool drain)
+static int _mlx4_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr, bool drain)
 {
 	struct mlx4_ib_qp *qp = to_mqp(ibqp);
 	struct mlx4_wqe_data_seg *scat;
@@ -3995,8 +3995,8 @@ static int _mlx4_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mlx4_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int mlx4_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	return _mlx4_ib_post_recv(ibqp, wr, bad_wr, false);
 }
@@ -4536,7 +4536,7 @@ void mlx4_ib_drain_sq(struct ib_qp *qp)
 	struct ib_cq *cq = qp->send_cq;
 	struct ib_qp_attr attr = { .qp_state = IB_QPS_ERR };
 	struct mlx4_ib_drain_cqe sdrain;
-	struct ib_send_wr *bad_swr;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *bad_swr;
 	struct ib_rdma_wr swr = {
 		.wr = {
 			.next = NULL,
@@ -4571,7 +4571,8 @@ void mlx4_ib_drain_rq(struct ib_qp *qp)
 	struct ib_cq *cq = qp->recv_cq;
 	struct ib_qp_attr attr = { .qp_state = IB_QPS_ERR };
 	struct mlx4_ib_drain_cqe rdrain;
-	struct ib_recv_wr rwr = {}, *bad_rwr;
+	struct ib_recv_wr rwr = {};
+	const struct ib_recv_wr *bad_rwr;
 	int ret;
 	struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev = to_mdev(qp->device);
 	struct mlx4_dev *mdev = dev->dev;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/srq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/srq.c
index ebee56cbc0e2..3731b31c3653 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/srq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/srq.c
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ void mlx4_ib_free_srq_wqe(struct mlx4_ib_srq *srq, int wqe_index)
 	spin_unlock(&srq->lock);
 }
 
-int mlx4_ib_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int mlx4_ib_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct mlx4_ib_srq *srq = to_msrq(ibsrq);
 	struct mlx4_wqe_srq_next_seg *next;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/gsi.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/gsi.c
index 79e6309460dc..4950df3f71b6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/gsi.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/gsi.c
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ static struct ib_qp *get_tx_qp(struct mlx5_ib_gsi_qp *gsi, struct ib_ud_wr *wr)
 	return gsi->tx_qps[qp_index];
 }
 
-int mlx5_ib_gsi_post_send(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int mlx5_ib_gsi_post_send(struct ib_qp *qp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct mlx5_ib_gsi_qp *gsi = gsi_qp(qp);
 	struct ib_qp *tx_qp;
@@ -522,8 +522,8 @@ int mlx5_ib_gsi_post_send(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int mlx5_ib_gsi_post_recv(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int mlx5_ib_gsi_post_recv(struct ib_qp *qp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct mlx5_ib_gsi_qp *gsi = gsi_qp(qp);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
index ee62c557b9d9..223bf6b95712 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
@@ -1000,8 +1000,8 @@ int mlx5_ib_modify_srq(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_srq_attr *attr,
 		       enum ib_srq_attr_mask attr_mask, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int mlx5_ib_query_srq(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_srq_attr *srq_attr);
 int mlx5_ib_destroy_srq(struct ib_srq *srq);
-int mlx5_ib_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int mlx5_ib_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 struct ib_qp *mlx5_ib_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
 				struct ib_qp_init_attr *init_attr,
 				struct ib_udata *udata);
@@ -1012,10 +1012,10 @@ int mlx5_ib_query_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr, int qp_attr
 int mlx5_ib_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *qp);
 void mlx5_ib_drain_sq(struct ib_qp *qp);
 void mlx5_ib_drain_rq(struct ib_qp *qp);
-int mlx5_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int mlx5_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int mlx5_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int mlx5_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 void *mlx5_get_send_wqe(struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp, int n);
 int mlx5_ib_read_user_wqe(struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp, int send, int wqe_index,
 			  void *buffer, u32 length,
@@ -1196,10 +1196,10 @@ int mlx5_ib_gsi_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
 int mlx5_ib_gsi_query_qp(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr,
 			 int qp_attr_mask,
 			 struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr);
-int mlx5_ib_gsi_post_send(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int mlx5_ib_gsi_post_recv(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int mlx5_ib_gsi_post_send(struct ib_qp *qp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int mlx5_ib_gsi_post_recv(struct ib_qp *qp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 void mlx5_ib_gsi_pkey_change(struct mlx5_ib_gsi_qp *gsi);
 
 int mlx5_ib_generate_wc(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_wc *wc);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
index 308456d28afb..9fb1d9cb9401 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static int mlx5_ib_post_send_wait(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev,
 				  struct mlx5_umr_wr *umrwr)
 {
 	struct umr_common *umrc = &dev->umrc;
-	struct ib_send_wr *bad;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *bad;
 	int err;
 	struct mlx5_ib_umr_context umr_context;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index 535f6ad038b2..6efd770797d1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -4348,8 +4348,8 @@ static void finish_wqe(struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp,
 	qp->sq.w_list[idx].next = qp->sq.cur_post;
 }
 
-static int _mlx5_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr, bool drain)
+static int _mlx5_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			      const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr, bool drain)
 {
 	struct mlx5_wqe_ctrl_seg *ctrl = NULL;  /* compiler warning */
 	struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev = to_mdev(ibqp->device);
@@ -4675,8 +4675,8 @@ static int _mlx5_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mlx5_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int mlx5_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	return _mlx5_ib_post_send(ibqp, wr, bad_wr, false);
 }
@@ -4686,8 +4686,8 @@ static void set_sig_seg(struct mlx5_rwqe_sig *sig, int size)
 	sig->signature = calc_sig(sig, size);
 }
 
-static int _mlx5_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr, bool drain)
+static int _mlx5_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr, bool drain)
 {
 	struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp = to_mqp(ibqp);
 	struct mlx5_wqe_data_seg *scat;
@@ -4767,8 +4767,8 @@ static int _mlx5_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mlx5_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int mlx5_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	return _mlx5_ib_post_recv(ibqp, wr, bad_wr, false);
 }
@@ -5764,7 +5764,7 @@ void mlx5_ib_drain_sq(struct ib_qp *qp)
 	struct ib_cq *cq = qp->send_cq;
 	struct ib_qp_attr attr = { .qp_state = IB_QPS_ERR };
 	struct mlx5_ib_drain_cqe sdrain;
-	struct ib_send_wr *bad_swr;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *bad_swr;
 	struct ib_rdma_wr swr = {
 		.wr = {
 			.next = NULL,
@@ -5799,7 +5799,8 @@ void mlx5_ib_drain_rq(struct ib_qp *qp)
 	struct ib_cq *cq = qp->recv_cq;
 	struct ib_qp_attr attr = { .qp_state = IB_QPS_ERR };
 	struct mlx5_ib_drain_cqe rdrain;
-	struct ib_recv_wr rwr = {}, *bad_rwr;
+	struct ib_recv_wr rwr = {};
+	const struct ib_recv_wr *bad_rwr;
 	int ret;
 	struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev = to_mdev(qp->device);
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = dev->mdev;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/srq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/srq.c
index 0af7b7905550..f9dc2b79a51f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/srq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/srq.c
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ void mlx5_ib_free_srq_wqe(struct mlx5_ib_srq *srq, int wqe_index)
 	spin_unlock(&srq->lock);
 }
 
-int mlx5_ib_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int mlx5_ib_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct mlx5_ib_srq *srq = to_msrq(ibsrq);
 	struct mlx5_wqe_srq_next_seg *next;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_dev.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_dev.h
index 5508afbf1c67..220a3e4717a3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_dev.h
@@ -519,10 +519,10 @@ int mthca_max_srq_sge(struct mthca_dev *dev);
 void mthca_srq_event(struct mthca_dev *dev, u32 srqn,
 		     enum ib_event_type event_type);
 void mthca_free_srq_wqe(struct mthca_srq *srq, u32 wqe_addr);
-int mthca_tavor_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *srq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
-int mthca_arbel_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *srq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int mthca_tavor_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *srq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int mthca_arbel_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *srq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 
 void mthca_qp_event(struct mthca_dev *dev, u32 qpn,
 		    enum ib_event_type event_type);
@@ -530,14 +530,14 @@ int mthca_query_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr, int qp_attr_m
 		   struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr);
 int mthca_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr, int attr_mask,
 		    struct ib_udata *udata);
-int mthca_tavor_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int mthca_tavor_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			     struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
-int mthca_arbel_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int mthca_arbel_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			     struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int mthca_tavor_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int mthca_tavor_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			     const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int mthca_arbel_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int mthca_arbel_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			     const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 void mthca_free_err_wqe(struct mthca_dev *dev, struct mthca_qp *qp, int is_send,
 			int index, int *dbd, __be32 *new_wqe);
 int mthca_alloc_qp(struct mthca_dev *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_qp.c
index 0e390f410b39..3d37f2373d63 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_qp.c
@@ -1611,8 +1611,8 @@ static void set_arbel_ud_seg(struct mthca_arbel_ud_seg *useg,
 	useg->qkey = cpu_to_be32(wr->remote_qkey);
 }
 
-int mthca_tavor_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int mthca_tavor_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct mthca_dev *dev = to_mdev(ibqp->device);
 	struct mthca_qp *qp = to_mqp(ibqp);
@@ -1814,8 +1814,8 @@ int mthca_tavor_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mthca_tavor_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			     struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int mthca_tavor_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			     const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct mthca_dev *dev = to_mdev(ibqp->device);
 	struct mthca_qp *qp = to_mqp(ibqp);
@@ -1925,8 +1925,8 @@ int mthca_tavor_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mthca_arbel_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-			  struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int mthca_arbel_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			  const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct mthca_dev *dev = to_mdev(ibqp->device);
 	struct mthca_qp *qp = to_mqp(ibqp);
@@ -2165,8 +2165,8 @@ int mthca_arbel_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mthca_arbel_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			     struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int mthca_arbel_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			     const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct mthca_dev *dev = to_mdev(ibqp->device);
 	struct mthca_qp *qp = to_mqp(ibqp);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_srq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_srq.c
index f79732bc73b4..9a3fc6fb0d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_srq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_srq.c
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ void mthca_free_srq_wqe(struct mthca_srq *srq, u32 wqe_addr)
 	spin_unlock(&srq->lock);
 }
 
-int mthca_tavor_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int mthca_tavor_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct mthca_dev *dev = to_mdev(ibsrq->device);
 	struct mthca_srq *srq = to_msrq(ibsrq);
@@ -572,8 +572,8 @@ int mthca_tavor_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mthca_arbel_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int mthca_arbel_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct mthca_dev *dev = to_mdev(ibsrq->device);
 	struct mthca_srq *srq = to_msrq(ibsrq);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
index 8b1f114062e5..3bd3c61af55b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
@@ -3067,8 +3067,8 @@ fill_wqe_sg_send(struct nes_hw_qp_wqe *wqe, const struct ib_send_wr *ib_wr,
 /**
  * nes_post_send
  */
-static int nes_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *ib_wr,
-		struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+static int nes_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *ib_wr,
+			 const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	u64 u64temp;
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
@@ -3329,8 +3329,8 @@ static int nes_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *ib_wr,
 /**
  * nes_post_recv
  */
-static int nes_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *ib_wr,
-		struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+static int nes_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *ib_wr,
+			 const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	u64 u64temp;
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
index 5da1d0b88d1a..c158ca9fde6d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
@@ -2166,8 +2166,8 @@ static void ocrdma_ring_sq_db(struct ocrdma_qp *qp)
 	iowrite32(val, qp->sq_db);
 }
 
-int ocrdma_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		     struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int ocrdma_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		     const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int status = 0;
 	struct ocrdma_qp *qp = get_ocrdma_qp(ibqp);
@@ -2278,8 +2278,8 @@ static void ocrdma_ring_rq_db(struct ocrdma_qp *qp)
 	iowrite32(val, qp->rq_db);
 }
 
-static void ocrdma_build_rqe(struct ocrdma_hdr_wqe *rqe, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			     u16 tag)
+static void ocrdma_build_rqe(struct ocrdma_hdr_wqe *rqe,
+			     const struct ib_recv_wr *wr, u16 tag)
 {
 	u32 wqe_size = 0;
 	struct ocrdma_sge *sge;
@@ -2299,8 +2299,8 @@ static void ocrdma_build_rqe(struct ocrdma_hdr_wqe *rqe, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 	ocrdma_cpu_to_le32(rqe, wqe_size);
 }
 
-int ocrdma_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		     struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int ocrdma_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		     const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int status = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -2369,8 +2369,8 @@ static void ocrdma_ring_srq_db(struct ocrdma_srq *srq)
 	iowrite32(val, srq->db + OCRDMA_DB_GEN2_SRQ_OFFSET);
 }
 
-int ocrdma_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			 struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int ocrdma_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			 const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int status = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.h
index 9a9971708646..b69cfdce7970 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.h
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
 #ifndef __OCRDMA_VERBS_H__
 #define __OCRDMA_VERBS_H__
 
-int ocrdma_post_send(struct ib_qp *, struct ib_send_wr *,
-		     struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int ocrdma_post_recv(struct ib_qp *, struct ib_recv_wr *,
-		     struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int ocrdma_post_send(struct ib_qp *, const struct ib_send_wr *,
+		     const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int ocrdma_post_recv(struct ib_qp *, const struct ib_recv_wr *,
+		     const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 
 int ocrdma_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
 int ocrdma_arm_cq(struct ib_cq *, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags);
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ int ocrdma_modify_srq(struct ib_srq *, struct ib_srq_attr *,
 		      enum ib_srq_attr_mask, struct ib_udata *);
 int ocrdma_query_srq(struct ib_srq *, struct ib_srq_attr *);
 int ocrdma_destroy_srq(struct ib_srq *);
-int ocrdma_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *, struct ib_recv_wr *,
-			 struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
+int ocrdma_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *, const struct ib_recv_wr *,
+			 const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
 
 int ocrdma_dereg_mr(struct ib_mr *);
 struct ib_mr *ocrdma_get_dma_mr(struct ib_pd *, int acc);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_roce_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_roce_cm.c
index b5d49740bf8a..85578887421b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_roce_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_roce_cm.c
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ static inline int qedr_gsi_build_packet(struct qedr_dev *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int qedr_gsi_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		       struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int qedr_gsi_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		       const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct qed_roce_ll2_packet *pkt = NULL;
 	struct qedr_qp *qp = get_qedr_qp(ibqp);
@@ -607,8 +607,8 @@ int qedr_gsi_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int qedr_gsi_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		       struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int qedr_gsi_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		       const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct qedr_dev *dev = get_qedr_dev(ibqp->device);
 	struct qedr_qp *qp = get_qedr_qp(ibqp);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_roce_cm.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_roce_cm.h
index a55916323ea9..d46dcd3f6424 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_roce_cm.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_roce_cm.h
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ static inline u32 qedr_get_ipv4_from_gid(const u8 *gid)
 
 /* RDMA CM */
 int qedr_gsi_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
-int qedr_gsi_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		       struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
-int qedr_gsi_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		       struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int qedr_gsi_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		       const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int qedr_gsi_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		       const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
 struct ib_qp *qedr_create_gsi_qp(struct qedr_dev *dev,
 				 struct ib_qp_init_attr *attrs,
 				 struct qedr_qp *qp);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
index 34d8b5580138..4aaeb24cebfc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
@@ -2696,9 +2696,9 @@ static void swap_wqe_data64(u64 *p)
 
 static u32 qedr_prepare_sq_inline_data(struct qedr_dev *dev,
 				       struct qedr_qp *qp, u8 *wqe_size,
-				       struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-				       struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr, u8 *bits,
-				       u8 bit)
+				       const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+				       const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr,
+				       u8 *bits, u8 bit)
 {
 	u32 data_size = sge_data_len(wr->sg_list, wr->num_sge);
 	char *seg_prt, *wqe;
@@ -2805,8 +2805,8 @@ static u32 qedr_prepare_sq_rdma_data(struct qedr_dev *dev,
 				     struct qedr_qp *qp,
 				     struct rdma_sq_rdma_wqe_1st *rwqe,
 				     struct rdma_sq_rdma_wqe_2nd *rwqe2,
-				     struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-				     struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+				     const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+				     const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	rwqe2->r_key = cpu_to_le32(rdma_wr(wr)->rkey);
 	DMA_REGPAIR_LE(rwqe2->remote_va, rdma_wr(wr)->remote_addr);
@@ -2828,8 +2828,8 @@ static u32 qedr_prepare_sq_send_data(struct qedr_dev *dev,
 				     struct qedr_qp *qp,
 				     struct rdma_sq_send_wqe_1st *swqe,
 				     struct rdma_sq_send_wqe_2st *swqe2,
-				     struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-				     struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+				     const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+				     const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	memset(swqe2, 0, sizeof(*swqe2));
 	if (wr->send_flags & IB_SEND_INLINE) {
@@ -2945,8 +2945,8 @@ static inline bool qedr_can_post_send(struct qedr_qp *qp,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int __qedr_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		     struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+static int __qedr_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			    const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct qedr_dev *dev = get_qedr_dev(ibqp->device);
 	struct qedr_qp *qp = get_qedr_qp(ibqp);
@@ -3160,8 +3160,8 @@ static int __qedr_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int qedr_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		   struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int qedr_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		   const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct qedr_dev *dev = get_qedr_dev(ibqp->device);
 	struct qedr_qp *qp = get_qedr_qp(ibqp);
@@ -3226,8 +3226,8 @@ int qedr_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int qedr_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		   struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int qedr_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		   const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct qedr_qp *qp = get_qedr_qp(ibqp);
 	struct qedr_dev *dev = qp->dev;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h
index 2c57e4c592a6..087baf009864 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ int qedr_map_mr_sg(struct ib_mr *ibmr, struct scatterlist *sg,
 struct ib_mr *qedr_alloc_mr(struct ib_pd *pd, enum ib_mr_type mr_type,
 			    u32 max_num_sg);
 int qedr_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
-int qedr_post_send(struct ib_qp *, struct ib_send_wr *,
-		   struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int qedr_post_recv(struct ib_qp *, struct ib_recv_wr *,
-		   struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int qedr_post_send(struct ib_qp *, const struct ib_send_wr *,
+		   const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int qedr_post_recv(struct ib_qp *, const struct ib_recv_wr *,
+		   const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 int qedr_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int process_mad_flags,
 		     u8 port_num, const struct ib_wc *in_wc,
 		     const struct ib_grh *in_grh,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
index 9524524fade4..9973ac893635 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
@@ -771,15 +771,15 @@ int usnic_ib_destroy_ah(struct ib_ah *ah)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-int usnic_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-				struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int usnic_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		       const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	usnic_dbg("\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-int usnic_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-				struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int usnic_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		       const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	usnic_dbg("\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.h
index 1fda94425116..2a2c9beb715f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.h
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ struct ib_ah *usnic_ib_create_ah(struct ib_pd *pd,
 				 struct ib_udata *udata);
 
 int usnic_ib_destroy_ah(struct ib_ah *ah);
-int usnic_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-			struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int usnic_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int usnic_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int usnic_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		       const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 int usnic_ib_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries,
 			struct ib_wc *wc);
 int usnic_ib_req_notify_cq(struct ib_cq *cq,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_qp.c
index 1864621ef942..60083c0363a5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_qp.c
@@ -624,8 +624,8 @@ static int set_reg_seg(struct pvrdma_sq_wqe_hdr *wqe_hdr,
  *
  * @return: 0 on success, otherwise errno returned.
  */
-int pvrdma_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		     struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int pvrdma_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		     const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct pvrdma_qp *qp = to_vqp(ibqp);
 	struct pvrdma_dev *dev = to_vdev(ibqp->device);
@@ -828,8 +828,8 @@ int pvrdma_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
  *
  * @return: 0 on success, otherwise errno returned.
  */
-int pvrdma_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		     struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int pvrdma_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		     const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct pvrdma_dev *dev = to_vdev(ibqp->device);
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_srq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_srq.c
index af235967a9c2..a0a82731ea24 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_srq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_srq.c
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 
 #include "pvrdma.h"
 
-int pvrdma_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			 struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int pvrdma_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			 const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	/* No support for kernel clients. */
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h
index b7b25728a7e5..6ebf3360ea12 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ int pvrdma_modify_srq(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_srq_attr *attr,
 		      enum ib_srq_attr_mask attr_mask, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int pvrdma_query_srq(struct ib_srq *srq, struct ib_srq_attr *srq_attr);
 int pvrdma_destroy_srq(struct ib_srq *srq);
-int pvrdma_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			 struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int pvrdma_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			 const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 
 struct ib_qp *pvrdma_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
 			       struct ib_qp_init_attr *init_attr,
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ int pvrdma_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
 int pvrdma_query_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr,
 		    int qp_attr_mask, struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr);
 int pvrdma_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *qp);
-int pvrdma_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		     struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int pvrdma_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		     struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int pvrdma_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		     const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int pvrdma_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		     const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 
 #endif /* __PVRDMA_VERBS_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
index 858c992906c1..5ce403c6cddb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
@@ -1538,8 +1538,8 @@ int rvt_query_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
  *
  * Return: 0 on success otherwise errno
  */
-int rvt_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		  struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int rvt_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		  const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct rvt_qp *qp = ibqp_to_rvtqp(ibqp);
 	struct rvt_rwq *wq = qp->r_rq.wq;
@@ -1891,8 +1891,8 @@ static int rvt_post_one_wr(struct rvt_qp *qp,
  *
  * Return: 0 on success else errno
  */
-int rvt_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		  struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+int rvt_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		  const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct rvt_qp *qp = ibqp_to_rvtqp(ibqp);
 	struct rvt_dev_info *rdi = ib_to_rvt(ibqp->device);
@@ -1948,8 +1948,8 @@ int rvt_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
  *
  * Return: 0 on success else errno
  */
-int rvt_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+int rvt_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct rvt_srq *srq = ibsrq_to_rvtsrq(ibsrq);
 	struct rvt_rwq *wq;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.h
index 8409f80d5f25..264811fdc530 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.h
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ int rvt_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
 int rvt_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp);
 int rvt_query_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
 		 int attr_mask, struct ib_qp_init_attr *init_attr);
-int rvt_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		  struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
-int rvt_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-		  struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
-int rvt_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-		      struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int rvt_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		  const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
+int rvt_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+		  const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
+int rvt_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
 #endif          /* DEF_RVTQP_H */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
index 0ea394554c8e..f5b1e0ad6142 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int rxe_destroy_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int post_one_recv(struct rxe_rq *rq, struct ib_recv_wr *ibwr)
+static int post_one_recv(struct rxe_rq *rq, const struct ib_recv_wr *ibwr)
 {
 	int err;
 	int i;
@@ -438,8 +438,8 @@ static int rxe_destroy_srq(struct ib_srq *ibsrq)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rxe_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			     struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+static int rxe_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			     const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -726,8 +726,8 @@ static int post_one_send(struct rxe_qp *qp, const struct ib_send_wr *ibwr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int rxe_post_send_kernel(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-				struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+static int rxe_post_send_kernel(struct rxe_qp *qp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+				const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	unsigned int mask;
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@ static int rxe_post_send_kernel(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int rxe_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
-			 struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+static int rxe_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			 const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	struct rxe_qp *qp = to_rqp(ibqp);
 
@@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ static int rxe_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 		return rxe_post_send_kernel(qp, wr, bad_wr);
 }
 
-static int rxe_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
-			 struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+static int rxe_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			 const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct rxe_qp *qp = to_rqp(ibqp);
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 4fa47f8dc6b1..7a5c090e2076 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -2370,8 +2370,8 @@ struct ib_device {
 						struct ib_srq_attr *srq_attr);
 	int                        (*destroy_srq)(struct ib_srq *srq);
 	int                        (*post_srq_recv)(struct ib_srq *srq,
-						    struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
-						    struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
+						    const struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
+						    const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
 	struct ib_qp *             (*create_qp)(struct ib_pd *pd,
 						struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr,
 						struct ib_udata *udata);
@@ -2385,11 +2385,11 @@ struct ib_device {
 					       struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr);
 	int                        (*destroy_qp)(struct ib_qp *qp);
 	int                        (*post_send)(struct ib_qp *qp,
-						struct ib_send_wr *send_wr,
-						struct ib_send_wr **bad_send_wr);
+						const struct ib_send_wr *send_wr,
+						const struct ib_send_wr **bad_send_wr);
 	int                        (*post_recv)(struct ib_qp *qp,
-						struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
-						struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
+						const struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
+						const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
 	struct ib_cq *             (*create_cq)(struct ib_device *device,
 						const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 						struct ib_ucontext *context,
@@ -3278,10 +3278,10 @@ int ib_destroy_srq(struct ib_srq *srq);
  *   the work request that failed to be posted on the QP.
  */
 static inline int ib_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *srq,
-				   struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
-				   struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr)
+				   const struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
+				   const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr)
 {
-	struct ib_recv_wr *dummy;
+	const struct ib_recv_wr *dummy;
 
 	return srq->device->post_srq_recv(srq, recv_wr, bad_recv_wr ? : &dummy);
 }
@@ -3381,10 +3381,10 @@ int ib_close_qp(struct ib_qp *qp);
  * earlier work requests in the list.
  */
 static inline int ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *qp,
-			       struct ib_send_wr *send_wr,
-			       struct ib_send_wr **bad_send_wr)
+			       const struct ib_send_wr *send_wr,
+			       const struct ib_send_wr **bad_send_wr)
 {
-	struct ib_send_wr *dummy;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *dummy;
 
 	return qp->device->post_send(qp, send_wr, bad_send_wr ? : &dummy);
 }
@@ -3398,10 +3398,10 @@ static inline int ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *qp,
  *   the work request that failed to be posted on the QP.
  */
 static inline int ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *qp,
-			       struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
-			       struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr)
+			       const struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
+			       const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr)
 {
-	struct ib_recv_wr *dummy;
+	const struct ib_recv_wr *dummy;
 
 	return qp->device->post_recv(qp, recv_wr, bad_recv_wr ? : &dummy);
 }
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_send.c b/net/rds/ib_send.c
index 8557a1cae041..8ac80c1b051e 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_send.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_send.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ int rds_ib_xmit(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rds_message *rm,
 	struct rds_ib_send_work *send = NULL;
 	struct rds_ib_send_work *first;
 	struct rds_ib_send_work *prev;
-	struct ib_send_wr *failed_wr;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *failed_wr;
 	struct scatterlist *scat;
 	u32 pos;
 	u32 i;
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ int rds_ib_xmit_atomic(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rm_atomic_op *op)
 {
 	struct rds_ib_connection *ic = conn->c_transport_data;
 	struct rds_ib_send_work *send = NULL;
-	struct ib_send_wr *failed_wr;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *failed_wr;
 	struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev;
 	u32 pos;
 	u32 work_alloc;
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ int rds_ib_xmit_rdma(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rm_rdma_op *op)
 	struct rds_ib_send_work *send = NULL;
 	struct rds_ib_send_work *first;
 	struct rds_ib_send_work *prev;
-	struct ib_send_wr *failed_wr;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *failed_wr;
 	struct scatterlist *scat;
 	unsigned long len;
 	u64 remote_addr = op->op_remote_addr;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
index a167eebf63d5..1bb00dd6ccdb 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
@@ -517,7 +517,8 @@ frwr_op_reminv(struct rpcrdma_rep *rep, struct list_head *mrs)
 static void
 frwr_op_unmap_sync(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt, struct list_head *mrs)
 {
-	struct ib_send_wr *first, **prev, *last, *bad_wr;
+	struct ib_send_wr *first, **prev, *last;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *bad_wr;
 	struct rpcrdma_ia *ia = &r_xprt->rx_ia;
 	struct rpcrdma_frwr *frwr;
 	struct rpcrdma_mr *mr;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c
index 80975427f523..18eaed53bb19 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ static int svc_rdma_post_chunk_ctxt(struct svc_rdma_chunk_ctxt *cc)
 {
 	struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma = cc->cc_rdma;
 	struct svc_xprt *xprt = &rdma->sc_xprt;
-	struct ib_send_wr *first_wr, *bad_wr;
+	struct ib_send_wr *first_wr;
+	const struct ib_send_wr *bad_wr;
 	struct list_head *tmp;
 	struct ib_cqe *cqe;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index 112a15abc4a4..5efeba08918b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -1559,7 +1559,8 @@ rpcrdma_post_recvs(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt, bool temp)
 	if (!count)
 		return;
 
-	rc = ib_post_recv(r_xprt->rx_ia.ri_id->qp, wr, &bad_wr);
+	rc = ib_post_recv(r_xprt->rx_ia.ri_id->qp, wr,
+			  (const struct ib_recv_wr **)&bad_wr);
 	if (rc) {
 		for (wr = bad_wr; wr; wr = wr->next) {
 			struct rpcrdma_rep *rep;
