diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_queue.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_queue.h
index ed44042782fa..c711cb98b949 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_queue.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_queue.h
@@ -35,19 +35,26 @@
 /**
  * enum queue_type - type of queue
  * @QUEUE_TYPE_TO_CLIENT:	Queue is written by rxe driver and
- *				read by client. Used by rxe driver only.
+ *				read by client which may be a user space
+ *				application or a kernel ulp.
+ *				Used by rxe internals only.
  * @QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_CLIENT:	Queue is written by client and
- *				read by rxe driver. Used by rxe driver only.
- * @QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER:	Queue is written by client and
- *				read by rxe driver. Used by kernel client only.
- * @QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_DRIVER:	Queue is written by rxe driver and
- *				read by client. Used by kernel client only.
+ *				read by rxe driver.
+ *				Used by rxe internals only.
+ * @QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP:	Queue is written by kernel ulp and
+ *				read by rxe driver.
+ *				Used by kernel verbs APIs only on
+ *				behalf of ulps.
+ * @QUEUE_TYPE_TO_ULP:		Queue is written by rxe driver and
+ *				read by kernel ulp.
+ *				Used by kernel verbs APIs only on
+ *				behalf of ulps.
  */
 enum queue_type {
 	QUEUE_TYPE_TO_CLIENT,
 	QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_CLIENT,
-	QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER,
-	QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_DRIVER,
+	QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP,
+	QUEUE_TYPE_TO_ULP,
 };
 
 struct rxe_queue_buf;
@@ -62,9 +69,9 @@ struct rxe_queue {
 	u32			index_mask;
 	enum queue_type		type;
 	/* private copy of index for shared queues between
-	 * kernel space and user space. Kernel reads and writes
+	 * driver and clients. Driver reads and writes
 	 * this copy and then replicates to rxe_queue_buf
-	 * for read access by user space.
+	 * for read access by clients.
 	 */
 	u32			index;
 };
@@ -97,19 +104,21 @@ static inline u32 queue_get_producer(const struct rxe_queue *q,
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_CLIENT:
-		/* protect user index */
+		/* used by rxe, client owns the index */
 		prod = smp_load_acquire(&q->buf->producer_index);
 		break;
 	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_CLIENT:
+		/* used by rxe which owns the index */
 		prod = q->index;
 		break;
-	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_DRIVER:
-		/* protect driver index */
-		prod = smp_load_acquire(&q->buf->producer_index);
-		break;
-	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER:
+	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP:
+		/* used by ulp which owns the index */
 		prod = q->buf->producer_index;
 		break;
+	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_ULP:
+		/* used by ulp, rxe owns the index */
+		prod = smp_load_acquire(&q->buf->producer_index);
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return prod;
@@ -122,19 +131,21 @@ static inline u32 queue_get_consumer(const struct rxe_queue *q,
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_CLIENT:
+		/* used by rxe which owns the index */
 		cons = q->index;
 		break;
 	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_CLIENT:
-		/* protect user index */
+		/* used by rxe, client owns the index */
 		cons = smp_load_acquire(&q->buf->consumer_index);
 		break;
-	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_DRIVER:
-		cons = q->buf->consumer_index;
-		break;
-	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER:
-		/* protect driver index */
+	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP:
+		/* used by ulp, rxe owns the index */
 		cons = smp_load_acquire(&q->buf->consumer_index);
 		break;
+	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_ULP:
+		/* used by ulp which owns the index */
+		cons = q->buf->consumer_index;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return cons;
@@ -172,24 +183,31 @@ static inline void queue_advance_producer(struct rxe_queue *q,
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_CLIENT:
-		pr_warn("%s: attempt to advance client index\n",
-			__func__);
+		/* used by rxe, client owns the index */
+		if (WARN_ON(1))
+			pr_warn("%s: attempt to advance client index\n",
+				__func__);
 		break;
 	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_CLIENT:
+		/* used by rxe which owns the index */
 		prod = q->index;
 		prod = (prod + 1) & q->index_mask;
 		q->index = prod;
-		/* protect user index */
+		/* release so client can read it safely */
 		smp_store_release(&q->buf->producer_index, prod);
 		break;
-	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_DRIVER:
-		pr_warn("%s: attempt to advance driver index\n",
-			__func__);
-		break;
-	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER:
+	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP:
+		/* used by ulp which owns the index */
 		prod = q->buf->producer_index;
 		prod = (prod + 1) & q->index_mask;
-		q->buf->producer_index = prod;
+		/* release so rxe can read it safely */
+		smp_store_release(&q->buf->producer_index, prod);
+		break;
+	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_ULP:
+		/* used by ulp, rxe owns the index */
+		if (WARN_ON(1))
+			pr_warn("%s: attempt to advance driver index\n",
+				__func__);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -201,24 +219,30 @@ static inline void queue_advance_consumer(struct rxe_queue *q,
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_CLIENT:
-		cons = q->index;
-		cons = (cons + 1) & q->index_mask;
+		/* used by rxe which owns the index */
+		cons = (q->index + 1) & q->index_mask;
 		q->index = cons;
-		/* protect user index */
+		/* release so client can read it safely */
 		smp_store_release(&q->buf->consumer_index, cons);
 		break;
 	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_CLIENT:
-		pr_warn("%s: attempt to advance client index\n",
-			__func__);
+		/* used by rxe, client owns the index */
+		if (WARN_ON(1))
+			pr_warn("%s: attempt to advance client index\n",
+				__func__);
+		break;
+	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP:
+		/* used by ulp, rxe owns the index */
+		if (WARN_ON(1))
+			pr_warn("%s: attempt to advance driver index\n",
+				__func__);
 		break;
-	case QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_DRIVER:
+	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_ULP:
+		/* used by ulp which owns the index */
 		cons = q->buf->consumer_index;
 		cons = (cons + 1) & q->index_mask;
-		q->buf->consumer_index = cons;
-		break;
-	case QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER:
-		pr_warn("%s: attempt to advance driver index\n",
-			__func__);
+		/* release so rxe can read it safely */
+		smp_store_release(&q->buf->consumer_index, cons);
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
index b3ddc8dac3a3..e14050a69276 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int post_one_recv(struct rxe_rq *rq, const struct ib_recv_wr *ibwr)
 	int num_sge = ibwr->num_sge;
 	int full;
 
-	full = queue_full(rq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER);
+	full = queue_full(rq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP);
 	if (unlikely(full))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int post_one_recv(struct rxe_rq *rq, const struct ib_recv_wr *ibwr)
 	for (i = 0; i < num_sge; i++)
 		length += ibwr->sg_list[i].length;
 
-	recv_wqe = queue_producer_addr(rq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER);
+	recv_wqe = queue_producer_addr(rq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP);
 	recv_wqe->wr_id = ibwr->wr_id;
 
 	memcpy(recv_wqe->dma.sge, ibwr->sg_list,
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static int post_one_recv(struct rxe_rq *rq, const struct ib_recv_wr *ibwr)
 	recv_wqe->dma.cur_sge		= 0;
 	recv_wqe->dma.sge_offset	= 0;
 
-	queue_advance_producer(rq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER);
+	queue_advance_producer(rq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -623,17 +623,17 @@ static int post_one_send(struct rxe_qp *qp, const struct ib_send_wr *ibwr,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->sq.sq_lock, flags);
 
-	full = queue_full(sq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER);
+	full = queue_full(sq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP);
 
 	if (unlikely(full)) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->sq.sq_lock, flags);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	send_wqe = queue_producer_addr(sq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER);
+	send_wqe = queue_producer_addr(sq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP);
 	init_send_wqe(qp, ibwr, mask, length, send_wqe);
 
-	queue_advance_producer(sq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_TO_DRIVER);
+	queue_advance_producer(sq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_ULP);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->sq.sq_lock, flags);
 
@@ -821,12 +821,12 @@ static int rxe_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cq->cq_lock, flags);
 	for (i = 0; i < num_entries; i++) {
-		cqe = queue_head(cq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_DRIVER);
+		cqe = queue_head(cq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_TO_ULP);
 		if (!cqe)
 			break;
 
 		memcpy(wc++, &cqe->ibwc, sizeof(*wc));
-		queue_advance_consumer(cq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_DRIVER);
+		queue_advance_consumer(cq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_TO_ULP);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cq->cq_lock, flags);
 
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static int rxe_peek_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int wc_cnt)
 	struct rxe_cq *cq = to_rcq(ibcq);
 	int count;
 
-	count = queue_count(cq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_DRIVER);
+	count = queue_count(cq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_TO_ULP);
 
 	return (count > wc_cnt) ? wc_cnt : count;
 }
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ static int rxe_req_notify_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags)
 	if (cq->notify != IB_CQ_NEXT_COMP)
 		cq->notify = flags & IB_CQ_SOLICITED_MASK;
 
-	empty = queue_empty(cq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_DRIVER);
+	empty = queue_empty(cq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_TO_ULP);
 
 	if ((flags & IB_CQ_REPORT_MISSED_EVENTS) && !empty)
 		ret = 1;
