diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
index d535995711c3..e55f345799e4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ struct ib_pkey_cache {

 struct ib_update_work {
 	struct work_struct work;
-	struct ib_device  *device;
-	u8                 port_num;
-	bool		   enforce_security;
+	struct ib_event event;
+	bool enforce_security;
 };

 union ib_gid zgid;
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ static void dispatch_gid_change_event(struct ib_device *ib_dev, u8 port)
 	event.element.port_num	= port;
 	event.event		= IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE;

-	ib_dispatch_event(&event);
+	ib_dispatch_event_clients(&event);
 }

 static const char * const gid_type_str[] = {
@@ -1381,9 +1380,8 @@ static int config_non_roce_gid_cache(struct ib_device *device,
 	return ret;
 }

-static void ib_cache_update(struct ib_device *device,
-			    u8                port,
-			    bool	      enforce_security)
+static int
+ib_cache_update(struct ib_device *device, u8 port, bool enforce_security)
 {
 	struct ib_port_attr       *tprops = NULL;
 	struct ib_pkey_cache      *pkey_cache = NULL, *old_pkey_cache;
@@ -1391,11 +1389,11 @@ static void ib_cache_update(struct ib_device *device,
 	int                        ret;

 	if (!rdma_is_port_valid(device, port))
-		return;
+		return -EINVAL;

 	tprops = kmalloc(sizeof *tprops, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!tprops)
-		return;
+		return -ENOMEM;

 	ret = ib_query_port(device, port, tprops);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1413,8 +1411,10 @@ static void ib_cache_update(struct ib_device *device,
 	pkey_cache = kmalloc(struct_size(pkey_cache, table,
 					 tprops->pkey_tbl_len),
 			     GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pkey_cache)
+	if (!pkey_cache) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err;
+	}

 	pkey_cache->table_len = tprops->pkey_tbl_len;

@@ -1446,50 +1446,84 @@ static void ib_cache_update(struct ib_device *device,

 	kfree(old_pkey_cache);
 	kfree(tprops);
-	return;
+	return 0;

 err:
 	kfree(pkey_cache);
 	kfree(tprops);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void ib_cache_event_task(struct work_struct *_work)
+{
+	struct ib_update_work *work =
+		container_of(_work, struct ib_update_work, work);
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Before distributing the cache update event, first sync
+	 * the cache.
+	 */
+	ret = ib_cache_update(work->event.device, work->event.element.port_num,
+			      work->enforce_security);
+
+	/* GID event is notified already for individual GID entries by
+	 * dispatch_gid_change_event(). Hence, notifiy for rest of the
+	 * events.
+	 */
+	if (!ret && work->event.event != IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE)
+		ib_dispatch_event_clients(&work->event);
+
+	kfree(work);
 }

-static void ib_cache_task(struct work_struct *_work)
+static void ib_generic_event_task(struct work_struct *_work)
 {
 	struct ib_update_work *work =
 		container_of(_work, struct ib_update_work, work);

-	ib_cache_update(work->device,
-			work->port_num,
-			work->enforce_security);
+	ib_dispatch_event_clients(&work->event);
 	kfree(work);
 }

-static void ib_cache_event(struct ib_event_handler *handler,
-			   struct ib_event *event)
+static bool is_cache_update_event(const struct ib_event *event)
+{
+	return (event->event == IB_EVENT_PORT_ERR    ||
+		event->event == IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE ||
+		event->event == IB_EVENT_LID_CHANGE  ||
+		event->event == IB_EVENT_PKEY_CHANGE ||
+		event->event == IB_EVENT_CLIENT_REREGISTER ||
+		event->event == IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ib_dispatch_event - Dispatch an asynchronous event
+ * @event:Event to dispatch
+ *
+ * Low-level drivers must call ib_dispatch_event() to dispatch the
+ * event to all registered event handlers when an asynchronous event
+ * occurs.
+ */
+void ib_dispatch_event(const struct ib_event *event)
 {
 	struct ib_update_work *work;

-	if (event->event == IB_EVENT_PORT_ERR    ||
-	    event->event == IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE ||
-	    event->event == IB_EVENT_LID_CHANGE  ||
-	    event->event == IB_EVENT_PKEY_CHANGE ||
-	    event->event == IB_EVENT_CLIENT_REREGISTER ||
-	    event->event == IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE) {
-		work = kmalloc(sizeof *work, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (work) {
-			INIT_WORK(&work->work, ib_cache_task);
-			work->device   = event->device;
-			work->port_num = event->element.port_num;
-			if (event->event == IB_EVENT_PKEY_CHANGE ||
-			    event->event == IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE)
-				work->enforce_security = true;
-			else
-				work->enforce_security = false;
-
-			queue_work(ib_wq, &work->work);
-		}
-	}
+	work = kzalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!work)
+		return;
+
+	if (is_cache_update_event(event))
+		INIT_WORK(&work->work, ib_cache_event_task);
+	else
+		INIT_WORK(&work->work, ib_generic_event_task);
+
+	work->event = *event;
+	if (event->event == IB_EVENT_PKEY_CHANGE ||
+	    event->event == IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE)
+		work->enforce_security = true;
+
+	queue_work(ib_wq, &work->work);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_dispatch_event);

 int ib_cache_setup_one(struct ib_device *device)
 {
@@ -1505,9 +1539,6 @@ int ib_cache_setup_one(struct ib_device *device)
 	rdma_for_each_port (device, p)
 		ib_cache_update(device, p, true);

-	INIT_IB_EVENT_HANDLER(&device->cache.event_handler,
-			      device, ib_cache_event);
-	ib_register_event_handler(&device->cache.event_handler);
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -1529,14 +1560,12 @@ void ib_cache_release_one(struct ib_device *device)

 void ib_cache_cleanup_one(struct ib_device *device)
 {
-	/* The cleanup function unregisters the event handler,
-	 * waits for all in-progress workqueue elements and cleans
-	 * up the GID cache. This function should be called after
-	 * the device was removed from the devices list and all
-	 * clients were removed, so the cache exists but is
+	/* The cleanup function waits for all in-progress workqueue
+	 * elements and cleans up the GID cache. This function should be
+	 * called after the device was removed from the devices list and
+	 * all clients were removed, so the cache exists but is
 	 * non-functional and shouldn't be updated anymore.
 	 */
-	ib_unregister_event_handler(&device->cache.event_handler);
 	flush_workqueue(ib_wq);
 	gid_table_cleanup_one(device);

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/core_priv.h b/drivers/infiniband/core/core_priv.h
index 3645e092e1c7..d657d90e618b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/core_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/core_priv.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ unsigned long roce_gid_type_mask_support(struct ib_device *ib_dev, u8 port);
 int ib_cache_setup_one(struct ib_device *device);
 void ib_cache_cleanup_one(struct ib_device *device);
 void ib_cache_release_one(struct ib_device *device);
+void ib_dispatch_event_clients(struct ib_event *event);

 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_RDMA
 void ib_device_register_rdmacg(struct ib_device *device);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 84dd74fe13b8..c38b2b0b078a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ struct ib_device *_ib_alloc_device(size_t size)

 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->event_handler_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&device->event_handler_lock);
+	init_rwsem(&device->event_handler_rwsem);
 	mutex_init(&device->unregistration_lock);
 	/*
 	 * client_data needs to be alloc because we don't want our mark to be
@@ -1931,17 +1932,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_set_client_data);
  *
  * ib_register_event_handler() registers an event handler that will be
  * called back when asynchronous IB events occur (as defined in
- * chapter 11 of the InfiniBand Architecture Specification).  This
- * callback may occur in interrupt context.
+ * chapter 11 of the InfiniBand Architecture Specification). This
+ * callback occurs in workqueue context.
  */
 void ib_register_event_handler(struct ib_event_handler *event_handler)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&event_handler->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
+	down_write(&event_handler->device->event_handler_rwsem);
 	list_add_tail(&event_handler->list,
 		      &event_handler->device->event_handler_list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&event_handler->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
+	up_write(&event_handler->device->event_handler_rwsem);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_register_event_handler);

@@ -1954,35 +1953,23 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_register_event_handler);
  */
 void ib_unregister_event_handler(struct ib_event_handler *event_handler)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&event_handler->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
+	down_write(&event_handler->device->event_handler_rwsem);
 	list_del(&event_handler->list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&event_handler->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
+	up_write(&event_handler->device->event_handler_rwsem);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_unregister_event_handler);

-/**
- * ib_dispatch_event - Dispatch an asynchronous event
- * @event:Event to dispatch
- *
- * Low-level drivers must call ib_dispatch_event() to dispatch the
- * event to all registered event handlers when an asynchronous event
- * occurs.
- */
-void ib_dispatch_event(struct ib_event *event)
+void ib_dispatch_event_clients(struct ib_event *event)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct ib_event_handler *handler;

-	spin_lock_irqsave(&event->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
+	down_read(&event->device->event_handler_rwsem);

 	list_for_each_entry(handler, &event->device->event_handler_list, list)
 		handler->handler(handler, event);

-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&event->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
+	up_read(&event->device->event_handler_rwsem);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_dispatch_event);

 static int iw_query_port(struct ib_device *device,
 			   u8 port_num,
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 5608e14e3aad..cb02d36d41d2 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -2149,7 +2149,6 @@ struct ib_port_cache {

 struct ib_cache {
 	rwlock_t                lock;
-	struct ib_event_handler event_handler;
 };

 struct ib_port_immutable {
@@ -2627,7 +2626,11 @@ struct ib_device {
 	struct rcu_head rcu_head;

 	struct list_head              event_handler_list;
-	spinlock_t                    event_handler_lock;
+	/* Protects event_handler_list */
+	struct rw_semaphore event_handler_rwsem;
+
+	/* Protects QP's event_handler calls and open_qp list */
+	spinlock_t event_handler_lock;

 	struct rw_semaphore	      client_data_rwsem;
 	struct xarray                 client_data;
@@ -2942,7 +2945,7 @@ bool ib_modify_qp_is_ok(enum ib_qp_state cur_state, enum ib_qp_state next_state,

 void ib_register_event_handler(struct ib_event_handler *event_handler);
 void ib_unregister_event_handler(struct ib_event_handler *event_handler);
-void ib_dispatch_event(struct ib_event *event);
+void ib_dispatch_event(const struct ib_event *event);

 int ib_query_port(struct ib_device *device,
 		  u8 port_num, struct ib_port_attr *port_attr);
