diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h
index 777954f..24adccb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@
 #include <rdma/ib_umem.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_user_verbs.h>
 
+#define INIT_UDATA(udata, ibuf, obuf, ilen, olen)			\
+	do {								\
+		(udata)->inbuf  = (void __user *) (ibuf);		\
+		(udata)->outbuf = (void __user *) (obuf);		\
+		(udata)->inlen  = (ilen);				\
+		(udata)->outlen = (olen);				\
+	} while (0)
+
 /*
  * Our lifetime rules for these structs are the following:
  *
@@ -233,9 +241,17 @@ IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(destroy_srq);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(create_xsrq);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(open_xrcd);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(close_xrcd);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
-IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(create_flow);
-IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(destroy_flow);
+
+#define IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_EX_CMD(name)				\
+	int ib_uverbs_ex_##name(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,	\
+				struct ib_udata *ucore,		\
+				struct ib_udata *uhw)
+
+IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_EX_CMD(create_flow);
+IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_EX_CMD(destroy_flow);
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 
 #endif /* UVERBS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index 19f14d8..8ea9aa5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -58,14 +58,6 @@ static struct uverbs_lock_class xrcd_lock_class = { .name = "XRCD-uobj" };
 static struct uverbs_lock_class rule_lock_class = { .name = "RULE-uobj" };
 #endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 
-#define INIT_UDATA(udata, ibuf, obuf, ilen, olen)			\
-	do {								\
-		(udata)->inbuf  = (void __user *) (ibuf);		\
-		(udata)->outbuf = (void __user *) (obuf);		\
-		(udata)->inlen  = (ilen);				\
-		(udata)->outlen = (olen);				\
-	} while (0)
-
 /*
  * The ib_uobject locking scheme is as follows:
  *
@@ -2642,9 +2634,9 @@ static int kern_spec_to_ib_spec(struct ib_uverbs_flow_spec *kern_spec,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-ssize_t ib_uverbs_create_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
-			      const char __user *buf, int in_len,
-			      int out_len)
+int ib_uverbs_ex_create_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
+			     struct ib_udata *ucore,
+			     struct ib_udata *uhw)
 {
 	struct ib_uverbs_create_flow	  cmd;
 	struct ib_uverbs_create_flow_resp resp;
@@ -2658,11 +2650,15 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_create_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	void *ib_spec;
 	int i;
 
-	if (out_len < sizeof(resp))
+	if (ucore->outlen < sizeof(resp))
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, buf, sizeof(cmd)))
-		return -EFAULT;
+	err = ib_copy_from_udata(&cmd, ucore, sizeof(cmd));
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	ucore->inbuf += sizeof(cmd);
+	ucore->inlen -= sizeof(cmd);
 
 	if (cmd.comp_mask)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2674,7 +2670,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_create_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	if (cmd.flow_attr.num_of_specs > IB_FLOW_SPEC_SUPPORT_LAYERS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (cmd.flow_attr.size > (in_len - sizeof(cmd)) ||
+	if (cmd.flow_attr.size > ucore->inlen ||
 	    cmd.flow_attr.size >
 	    (cmd.flow_attr.num_of_specs * sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_flow_spec)))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2686,11 +2682,10 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_create_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		memcpy(kern_flow_attr, &cmd.flow_attr, sizeof(*kern_flow_attr));
-		if (copy_from_user(kern_flow_attr + 1, buf + sizeof(cmd),
-				   cmd.flow_attr.size)) {
-			err = -EFAULT;
+		err = ib_copy_from_udata(kern_flow_attr + 1, ucore,
+					 cmd.flow_attr.size);
+		if (err)
 			goto err_free_attr;
-		}
 	} else {
 		kern_flow_attr = &cmd.flow_attr;
 	}
@@ -2758,11 +2753,10 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_create_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
 	resp.flow_handle = uobj->id;
 
-	if (copy_to_user((void __user *)(unsigned long) cmd.response,
-			 &resp, sizeof(resp))) {
-		err = -EFAULT;
+	err = ib_copy_to_udata(ucore,
+			       &resp, sizeof(resp));
+	if (err)
 		goto err_copy;
-	}
 
 	put_qp_read(qp);
 	mutex_lock(&file->mutex);
@@ -2775,7 +2769,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_create_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	kfree(flow_attr);
 	if (cmd.flow_attr.num_of_specs)
 		kfree(kern_flow_attr);
-	return in_len;
+	return 0;
 err_copy:
 	idr_remove_uobj(&ib_uverbs_rule_idr, uobj);
 destroy_flow:
@@ -2792,16 +2786,18 @@ err_free_attr:
 	return err;
 }
 
-ssize_t ib_uverbs_destroy_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
-			       const char __user *buf, int in_len,
-			       int out_len) {
+int ib_uverbs_ex_destroy_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
+			      struct ib_udata *ucore,
+			      struct ib_udata *uhw)
+{
 	struct ib_uverbs_destroy_flow	cmd;
 	struct ib_flow			*flow_id;
 	struct ib_uobject		*uobj;
 	int				ret;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, buf, sizeof(cmd)))
-		return -EFAULT;
+	ret = ib_copy_from_udata(&cmd, ucore, sizeof(cmd));
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	uobj = idr_write_uobj(&ib_uverbs_rule_idr, cmd.flow_handle,
 			      file->ucontext);
@@ -2823,7 +2819,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_destroy_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 
 	put_uobj(uobj);
 
-	return ret ? ret : in_len;
+	return ret ? ret : 0;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index 2df31f6..189d99e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -115,11 +115,16 @@ static ssize_t (*uverbs_cmd_table[])(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CLOSE_XRCD]		= ib_uverbs_close_xrcd,
 	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_XSRQ]		= ib_uverbs_create_xsrq,
 	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_OPEN_QP]		= ib_uverbs_open_qp,
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
-	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_FLOW]		= ib_uverbs_create_flow,
-	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_DESTROY_FLOW]	= ib_uverbs_destroy_flow
-#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
+static int (*uverbs_ex_cmd_table[])(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
+				    struct ib_udata *ucore,
+				    struct ib_udata *uhw) = {
+	[IB_USER_VERBS_EX_CMD_CREATE_FLOW]	= ib_uverbs_ex_create_flow,
+	[IB_USER_VERBS_EX_CMD_DESTROY_FLOW]	= ib_uverbs_ex_destroy_flow
 };
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 
 static void ib_uverbs_add_one(struct ib_device *device);
 static void ib_uverbs_remove_one(struct ib_device *device);
@@ -589,6 +594,7 @@ static ssize_t ib_uverbs_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 {
 	struct ib_uverbs_file *file = filp->private_data;
 	struct ib_uverbs_cmd_hdr hdr;
+	__u32 flags;
 
 	if (count < sizeof hdr)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -596,45 +602,108 @@ static ssize_t ib_uverbs_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 	if (copy_from_user(&hdr, buf, sizeof hdr))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	if (hdr.command >= ARRAY_SIZE(uverbs_cmd_table) ||
-	    !uverbs_cmd_table[hdr.command])
-		return -EINVAL;
+	flags = (hdr.command &
+		 IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_FLAGS_MASK) >> IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_FLAGS_SHIFT;
 
-	if (!file->ucontext &&
-	    hdr.command != IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_GET_CONTEXT)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!flags) {
+		__u32 command;
 
-	if (!(file->device->ib_dev->uverbs_cmd_mask & (1ull << hdr.command)))
-		return -ENOSYS;
+		if (hdr.command & ~(__u32)(IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_FLAGS_MASK |
+					   IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_COMMAND_MASK))
+			return -EINVAL;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
-	if (hdr.command >= IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_THRESHOLD) {
-		struct ib_uverbs_cmd_hdr_ex hdr_ex;
+		command = hdr.command & IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_COMMAND_MASK;
 
-		if (copy_from_user(&hdr_ex, buf, sizeof(hdr_ex)))
-			return -EFAULT;
+		if (command >= ARRAY_SIZE(uverbs_cmd_table) ||
+		    !uverbs_cmd_table[command])
+			return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (((hdr_ex.in_words + hdr_ex.provider_in_words) * 4) != count)
+		if (!file->ucontext &&
+		    command != IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_GET_CONTEXT)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		return uverbs_cmd_table[hdr.command](file,
-						     buf + sizeof(hdr_ex),
-						     (hdr_ex.in_words +
-						      hdr_ex.provider_in_words) * 4,
-						     (hdr_ex.out_words +
-						      hdr_ex.provider_out_words) * 4);
-	} else {
-#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
+		if (!(file->device->ib_dev->uverbs_cmd_mask & (1ull << command)))
+			return -ENOSYS;
+
 		if (hdr.in_words * 4 != count)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		return uverbs_cmd_table[hdr.command](file,
-						     buf + sizeof(hdr),
-						     hdr.in_words * 4,
-						     hdr.out_words * 4);
+		return uverbs_cmd_table[command](file,
+						 buf + sizeof(hdr),
+						 hdr.in_words * 4,
+						 hdr.out_words * 4);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
+
+	} else if (flags == IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_FLAG_EXTENDED) {
+		__u32 command;
+
+		struct ib_uverbs_ex_cmd_hdr ex_hdr;
+		struct ib_udata ucore;
+		struct ib_udata uhw;
+		int err;
+		size_t written_count = count;
+
+		if (hdr.command & ~(__u32)(IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_FLAGS_MASK |
+					   IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_COMMAND_MASK))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		command = hdr.command & IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_COMMAND_MASK;
+
+		if (command >= ARRAY_SIZE(uverbs_ex_cmd_table) ||
+		    !uverbs_ex_cmd_table[command])
+			return -ENOSYS;
+
+		if (!file->ucontext)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (!(file->device->ib_dev->uverbs_ex_cmd_mask & (1ull << command)))
+			return -ENOSYS;
+
+		if (count < (sizeof(hdr) + sizeof(ex_hdr)))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (copy_from_user(&ex_hdr, buf + sizeof(hdr), sizeof(ex_hdr)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		count -= sizeof(hdr) + sizeof(ex_hdr);
+		buf += sizeof(hdr) + sizeof(ex_hdr);
+
+		if ((hdr.in_words + ex_hdr.provider_in_words) * 8 != count)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (ex_hdr.response) {
+			if (!hdr.out_words && !ex_hdr.provider_out_words)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		} else {
+			if (hdr.out_words || ex_hdr.provider_out_words)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		INIT_UDATA(&ucore,
+			   (hdr.in_words) ? buf : 0,
+			   (unsigned long)ex_hdr.response,
+			   hdr.in_words * 8,
+			   hdr.out_words * 8);
+
+		INIT_UDATA(&uhw,
+			   (ex_hdr.provider_in_words) ? buf + ucore.inlen : 0,
+			   (ex_hdr.provider_out_words) ? (unsigned long)ex_hdr.response + ucore.outlen : 0,
+			   ex_hdr.provider_in_words * 8,
+			   ex_hdr.provider_out_words * 8);
+
+		err = uverbs_ex_cmd_table[command](file,
+						   &ucore,
+						   &uhw);
+
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
+		return written_count;
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
+
+	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
 static int ib_uverbs_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index f061264..4be29fe 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -1692,9 +1692,9 @@ static void *mlx4_ib_add(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 		ibdev->ib_dev.destroy_flow	= mlx4_ib_destroy_flow;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
-		ibdev->ib_dev.uverbs_cmd_mask	|=
-			(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_FLOW) |
-			(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_DESTROY_FLOW);
+		ibdev->ib_dev.uverbs_ex_cmd_mask	|=
+			(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_EX_CMD_CREATE_FLOW) |
+			(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_EX_CMD_DESTROY_FLOW);
 #endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index e393171..a06fc12 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -1436,6 +1436,7 @@ struct ib_device {
 
 	int			     uverbs_abi_ver;
 	u64			     uverbs_cmd_mask;
+	u64			     uverbs_ex_cmd_mask;
 
 	char			     node_desc[64];
 	__be64			     node_guid;
diff --git a/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h b/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
index fc9bbe3..6ace125 100644
--- a/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
@@ -87,11 +87,14 @@ enum {
 	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CLOSE_XRCD,
 	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_XSRQ,
 	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_OPEN_QP,
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
-	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_FLOW = IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_THRESHOLD,
-	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_DESTROY_FLOW
-#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
+enum {
+	IB_USER_VERBS_EX_CMD_CREATE_FLOW = IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_THRESHOLD,
+	IB_USER_VERBS_EX_CMD_DESTROY_FLOW
 };
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 
 /*
  * Make sure that all structs defined in this file remain laid out so
@@ -122,6 +125,12 @@ struct ib_uverbs_comp_event_desc {
  * the rest of the command struct based on these value.
  */
 
+#define IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_COMMAND_MASK 0xff
+#define IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_FLAGS_MASK 0xff000000u
+#define IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_FLAGS_SHIFT 24
+
+#define IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_FLAG_EXTENDED 0x80
+
 struct ib_uverbs_cmd_hdr {
 	__u32 command;
 	__u16 in_words;
@@ -129,10 +138,8 @@ struct ib_uverbs_cmd_hdr {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
-struct ib_uverbs_cmd_hdr_ex {
-	__u32 command;
-	__u16 in_words;
-	__u16 out_words;
+struct ib_uverbs_ex_cmd_hdr {
+	__u64 response;
 	__u16 provider_in_words;
 	__u16 provider_out_words;
 	__u32 cmd_hdr_reserved;
@@ -782,8 +789,6 @@ struct ib_uverbs_flow_attr {
 
 struct ib_uverbs_create_flow  {
 	__u32 comp_mask;
-	__u32 reserved;
-	__u64 response;
 	__u32 qp_handle;
 	struct ib_uverbs_flow_attr flow_attr;
 };
