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diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.h
index ca0a2ffa3509..ade9f13c0fd1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.h
@@ -389,6 +389,18 @@ struct bnxt_qplib_cq {
struct list_head sqf_head, rqf_head;
atomic_t arm_state;
spinlock_t compl_lock; /* synch CQ handlers */
+/* Locking Notes:
+ * QP can move to error state from modify_qp, async error event or error
+ * CQE as part of poll_cq. When QP is moved to error state, it gets added
+ * to two flush lists, one each for SQ and RQ.
+ * Each flush list is protected by qplib_cq->flush_lock. Both scq and rcq
+ * flush_locks should be acquired when QP is moved to error. The control path
+ * operations(modify_qp and async error events) are synchronized with poll_cq
+ * using upper level CQ locks (bnxt_re_cq->cq_lock) of both SCQ and RCQ.
+ * The qplib_cq->flush_lock is required to synchronize two instances of poll_cq
+ * of the same QP while manipulating the flush list.
+ */
+ spinlock_t flush_lock; /* QP flush management */
};
#define BNXT_QPLIB_MAX_IRRQE_ENTRY_SIZE sizeof(struct xrrq_irrq)