diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 55aa7aa32d4a..8547cab50b23 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -641,6 +641,11 @@ struct ib_device *_ib_alloc_device(size_t size)
 		BIT_ULL(IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_REG_MR) |
 		BIT_ULL(IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_REREG_MR) |
 		BIT_ULL(IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_RESIZE_CQ);
+
+	mutex_init(&device->subdev_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->subdev_list_head);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->subdev_list);
+
 	return device;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(_ib_alloc_device);
@@ -1461,6 +1466,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_register_device);
 /* Callers must hold a get on the device. */
 static void __ib_unregister_device(struct ib_device *ib_dev)
 {
+	struct ib_device *sub, *tmp;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ib_dev->subdev_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(sub, tmp,
+					 &ib_dev->subdev_list_head,
+					 subdev_list) {
+		list_del(&sub->subdev_list);
+		ib_dev->ops.del_sub_dev(sub);
+		ib_device_put(ib_dev);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&ib_dev->subdev_lock);
+
 	/*
 	 * We have a registration lock so that all the calls to unregister are
 	 * fully fenced, once any unregister returns the device is truely
@@ -2597,6 +2614,7 @@ void ib_set_device_ops(struct ib_device *dev, const struct ib_device_ops *ops)
 		ops->uverbs_no_driver_id_binding;
 
 	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, add_gid);
+	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, add_sub_dev);
 	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, advise_mr);
 	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, alloc_dm);
 	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, alloc_hw_device_stats);
@@ -2631,6 +2649,7 @@ void ib_set_device_ops(struct ib_device *dev, const struct ib_device_ops *ops)
 	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, dealloc_ucontext);
 	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, dealloc_xrcd);
 	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, del_gid);
+	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, del_sub_dev);
 	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, dereg_mr);
 	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, destroy_ah);
 	SET_DEVICE_OP(dev_ops, destroy_counters);
@@ -2727,6 +2746,55 @@ void ib_set_device_ops(struct ib_device *dev, const struct ib_device_ops *ops)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_set_device_ops);
 
+int ib_add_sub_device(struct ib_device *parent,
+		      enum rdma_nl_dev_type type,
+		      const char *name)
+{
+	struct ib_device *sub;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!parent->ops.add_sub_dev || !parent->ops.del_sub_dev)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (!ib_device_try_get(parent))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	sub = parent->ops.add_sub_dev(parent, type, name);
+	if (IS_ERR(sub)) {
+		ib_device_put(parent);
+		return PTR_ERR(sub);
+	}
+
+	sub->type = type;
+	sub->parent = parent;
+
+	mutex_lock(&parent->subdev_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&parent->subdev_list_head, &sub->subdev_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&parent->subdev_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_add_sub_device);
+
+int ib_del_sub_device_and_put(struct ib_device *sub)
+{
+	struct ib_device *parent = sub->parent;
+
+	if (!parent)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	mutex_lock(&parent->subdev_lock);
+	list_del(&sub->subdev_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&parent->subdev_lock);
+
+	ib_device_put(sub);
+	parent->ops.del_sub_dev(sub);
+	ib_device_put(parent);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_del_sub_device_and_put);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_VIRT_DMA
 int ib_dma_virt_map_sg(struct ib_device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg, int nents)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index 495d5a5d0373..bc099287de9a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -1114,7 +1114,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_add_one(struct ib_device *device)
 	struct ib_uverbs_device *uverbs_dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!device->ops.alloc_ucontext)
+	if (!device->ops.alloc_ucontext ||
+	    device->type == RDMA_DEVICE_TYPE_SMI)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	uverbs_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*uverbs_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 477bf9dd5e71..bebc2d22f466 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -2661,6 +2661,18 @@ struct ib_device_ops {
 	 */
 	int (*get_numa_node)(struct ib_device *dev);
 
+	/**
+	 * add_sub_dev - Add a sub IB device
+	 */
+	struct ib_device *(*add_sub_dev)(struct ib_device *parent,
+					 enum rdma_nl_dev_type type,
+					 const char *name);
+
+	/**
+	 * del_sub_dev - Delete a sub IB device
+	 */
+	void (*del_sub_dev)(struct ib_device *sub_dev);
+
 	DECLARE_RDMA_OBJ_SIZE(ib_ah);
 	DECLARE_RDMA_OBJ_SIZE(ib_counters);
 	DECLARE_RDMA_OBJ_SIZE(ib_cq);
@@ -2771,6 +2783,15 @@ struct ib_device {
 	char iw_ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
 	u32 iw_driver_flags;
 	u32 lag_flags;
+
+	/* A parent device has a list of sub-devices */
+	struct mutex subdev_lock;
+	struct list_head subdev_list_head;
+
+	/* A sub device has a type and a parent */
+	enum rdma_nl_dev_type type;
+	struct ib_device *parent;
+	struct list_head subdev_list;
 };
 
 static inline void *rdma_zalloc_obj(struct ib_device *dev, size_t size,
@@ -4820,4 +4841,26 @@ static inline u16 rdma_get_udp_sport(u32 fl, u32 lqpn, u32 rqpn)
 
 const struct ib_port_immutable*
 ib_port_immutable_read(struct ib_device *dev, unsigned int port);
+
+/** ib_add_sub_device - Add a sub IB device on an existing one
+ *
+ * @parent: The IB device that needs to add a sub device
+ * @type: The type of the new sub device
+ * @name: The name of the new sub device
+ *
+ *
+ * Return 0 on success, an error code otherwise
+ */
+int ib_add_sub_device(struct ib_device *parent,
+		      enum rdma_nl_dev_type type,
+		      const char *name);
+
+
+/** ib_del_sub_device_and_put - Delect an IB sub device while holding a 'get'
+ *
+ * @sub: The sub device that is going to be deleted
+ *
+ * Return 0 on success, an error code otherwise
+ */
+int ib_del_sub_device_and_put(struct ib_device *sub);
 #endif /* IB_VERBS_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_netlink.h b/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_netlink.h
index a214fc259f28..d15ee16be722 100644
--- a/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_netlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_netlink.h
@@ -602,4 +602,9 @@ enum rdma_nl_counter_mask {
 	RDMA_COUNTER_MASK_QP_TYPE = 1,
 	RDMA_COUNTER_MASK_PID = 1 << 1,
 };
+
+/* Supported rdma device types. */
+enum rdma_nl_dev_type {
+	RDMA_DEVICE_TYPE_SMI = 1,
+};
 #endif /* _UAPI_RDMA_NETLINK_H */
