diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 3eddc6e67a16..f7e206033d39 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <rdma/ib_cache.h>
 
 #include "core_priv.h"
+#include "restrack.h"
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Roland Dreier");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("core kernel InfiniBand API");
@@ -338,7 +339,10 @@ struct ib_device *_ib_alloc_device(size_t size)
 	if (!device)
 		return NULL;
 
-	rdma_restrack_init(device);
+	if (rdma_restrack_init(device)) {
+		kfree(device);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	device->dev.class = &ib_class;
 	device->groups[0] = &ib_dev_attr_group;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
index 0cd95f80f7b4..54312f9626a1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #include "core_priv.h"
 #include "cma_priv.h"
+#include "restrack.h"
 
 static const struct nla_policy nldev_policy[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_MAX] = {
 	[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_DEV_INDEX]     = { .type = NLA_U32 },
@@ -1027,6 +1028,7 @@ static int res_get_common_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	unsigned long id;
 	u32 index, port = 0;
 	bool filled = false;
+	struct xarray *xa;
 
 	err = nlmsg_parse(cb->nlh, 0, tb, RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_MAX - 1,
 			  nldev_policy, NULL);
@@ -1074,13 +1076,14 @@ static int res_get_common_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	has_cap_net_admin = netlink_capable(cb->skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN);
 
-	down_read(&device->res.rwsem);
+	xa = &device->res->xa[res_type];
+	down_read(&device->res->rwsem);
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: if the skip ahead is something common this loop should
 	 * use xas_for_each & xas_pause to optimize, we can have a lot of
 	 * objects.
 	 */
-	xa_for_each(&device->res.xa[res_type], id, res) {
+	xa_for_each(xa, id, res) {
 		if (idx < start)
 			goto next;
 
@@ -1101,13 +1104,13 @@ static int res_get_common_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (!entry_attr) {
 			ret = -EMSGSIZE;
 			rdma_restrack_put(res);
-			up_read(&device->res.rwsem);
+			up_read(&device->res->rwsem);
 			break;
 		}
-		up_read(&device->res.rwsem);
 
+		up_read(&device->res->rwsem);
 		ret = fe->fill_res_func(skb, has_cap_net_admin, res, port);
-		down_read(&device->res.rwsem);
+		down_read(&device->res->rwsem);
 		/*
 		 * Return resource back, but it won't be released till
 		 * the &device->res.rwsem will be released for write.
@@ -1125,7 +1128,7 @@ static int res_get_common_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		nla_nest_end(skb, entry_attr);
 next:		idx++;
 	}
-	up_read(&device->res.rwsem);
+	up_read(&device->res->rwsem);
 
 	nla_nest_end(skb, table_attr);
 	nlmsg_end(skb, nlh);
@@ -1143,7 +1146,7 @@ next:		idx++;
 
 res_err:
 	nla_nest_cancel(skb, table_attr);
-	up_read(&device->res.rwsem);
+	up_read(&device->res->rwsem);
 
 err:
 	nlmsg_cancel(skb, nlh);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c
index 076ef6475df8..6a4b76c66bcb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/sched/task.h>
 #include <linux/pid_namespace.h>
+#include <linux/rwsem.h>
 
 #include "cma_priv.h"
+#include "restrack.h"
 
 static int rt_xa_alloc_cyclic(struct xarray *xa, u32 *id, void *entry,
 			      u32 *next)
@@ -35,18 +37,27 @@ static int rt_xa_alloc_cyclic(struct xarray *xa, u32 *id, void *entry,
 }
 
 /**
- * rdma_restrack_init() - initialize resource tracking
+ * rdma_restrack_init() - initialize and allocate resource tracking
  * @dev:  IB device
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success
  */
-void rdma_restrack_init(struct ib_device *dev)
+int rdma_restrack_init(struct ib_device *dev)
 {
-	struct rdma_restrack_root *res = &dev->res;
+	struct rdma_restrack_root *rt;
 	int i;
 
+	dev->res = kzalloc(sizeof(*rt), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dev->res)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	rt = dev->res;
+
 	for (i = 0 ; i < RDMA_RESTRACK_MAX; i++)
-		xa_init_flags(&res->xa[i], XA_FLAGS_ALLOC);
+		xa_init_flags(&rt->xa[i], XA_FLAGS_ALLOC);
+	init_rwsem(&rt->rwsem);
 
-	init_rwsem(&res->rwsem);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const char *type2str(enum rdma_restrack_type type)
@@ -69,7 +80,7 @@ static const char *type2str(enum rdma_restrack_type type)
  */
 void rdma_restrack_clean(struct ib_device *dev)
 {
-	struct rdma_restrack_root *res = &dev->res;
+	struct rdma_restrack_root *rt = dev->res;
 	struct rdma_restrack_entry *e;
 	char buf[TASK_COMM_LEN];
 	bool found = false;
@@ -77,14 +88,16 @@ void rdma_restrack_clean(struct ib_device *dev)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0 ; i < RDMA_RESTRACK_MAX; i++) {
-		if (!xa_empty(&res->xa[i])) {
+		struct xarray *xa = &dev->res->xa[i];
+
+		if (!xa_empty(xa)) {
 			unsigned long index;
 
 			if (!found) {
 				pr_err("restrack: %s", CUT_HERE);
 				dev_err(&dev->dev, "BUG: RESTRACK detected leak of resources\n");
 			}
-			xa_for_each(&res->xa[i], index, e) {
+			xa_for_each(xa, index, e) {
 				if (rdma_is_kernel_res(e)) {
 					owner = e->kern_name;
 				} else {
@@ -104,10 +117,12 @@ void rdma_restrack_clean(struct ib_device *dev)
 			}
 			found = true;
 		}
-		xa_destroy(&res->xa[i]);
+		xa_destroy(xa);
 	}
 	if (found)
 		pr_err("restrack: %s", CUT_HERE);
+
+	kfree(rt);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -119,19 +134,19 @@ void rdma_restrack_clean(struct ib_device *dev)
 int rdma_restrack_count(struct ib_device *dev, enum rdma_restrack_type type,
 			struct pid_namespace *ns)
 {
-	struct rdma_restrack_root *res = &dev->res;
+	struct xarray *xa = &dev->res->xa[type];
 	struct rdma_restrack_entry *e;
 	unsigned long index = 0;
 	u32 cnt = 0;
 
-	down_read(&res->rwsem);
-	xa_for_each(&res->xa[type], index, e) {
+	down_read(&dev->res->rwsem);
+	xa_for_each(xa, index, e) {
 		if (ns == &init_pid_ns ||
 		    (!rdma_is_kernel_res(e) &&
 		     ns == task_active_pid_ns(e->task)))
 			cnt++;
 	}
-	up_read(&res->rwsem);
+	up_read(&dev->res->rwsem);
 	return cnt;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_restrack_count);
@@ -202,17 +217,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_restrack_set_task);
 static void rdma_restrack_add(struct rdma_restrack_entry *res)
 {
 	struct ib_device *dev = res_to_dev(res);
+	struct rdma_restrack_root *rt;
+	struct xarray *xa;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!dev)
 		return;
 
+	rt = dev->res;
+	xa = &dev->res->xa[res->type];
+
 	kref_init(&res->kref);
 	init_completion(&res->comp);
-
-	ret = rt_xa_alloc_cyclic(&dev->res.xa[res->type], &res->id, res,
-				 &dev->res.next_id[res->type]);
-
+	ret = rt_xa_alloc_cyclic(xa, &res->id, res, &rt->next_id[res->type]);
 	if (!ret)
 		res->valid = true;
 }
@@ -266,14 +283,14 @@ struct rdma_restrack_entry *
 rdma_restrack_get_byid(struct ib_device *dev,
 		       enum rdma_restrack_type type, u32 id)
 {
-	struct rdma_restrack_root *rt = &dev->res;
+	struct xarray *xa = &dev->res->xa[type];
 	struct rdma_restrack_entry *res;
 
-	down_read(&dev->res.rwsem);
-	res = xa_load(&rt->xa[type], id);
+	down_read(&dev->res->rwsem);
+	res = xa_load(xa, id);
 	if (!res || !rdma_restrack_get(res))
 		res = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-	up_read(&dev->res.rwsem);
+	up_read(&dev->res->rwsem);
 
 	return res;
 }
@@ -295,19 +312,33 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_restrack_put);
 
 void rdma_restrack_del(struct rdma_restrack_entry *res)
 {
-	struct ib_device *dev;
+	struct ib_device *dev = res_to_dev(res);
+	struct xarray *xa;
 
 	if (!res->valid)
 		goto out;
 
-	dev = res_to_dev(res);
+	/*
+	 * All objects except CM_ID set valid device immediately
+	 * after new object is created, it means that for not valid
+	 * objects will still have "dev".
+	 *
+	 * It is not the case for CM_ID, newly created object has
+	 * this field set to NULL and it is set in _cma_attach_to_dev()
+	 * only.
+	 *
+	 * Because we don't want to add any conditions on call
+	 * to rdma_restrack_del(), the check below protects from
+	 * NULL-dereference.
+	 */
 	if (!dev)
 		return;
 
-	down_write(&dev->res.rwsem);
-	xa_erase(&dev->res.xa[res->type], res->id);
+	xa = &dev->res->xa[res->type];
+	down_write(&dev->res->rwsem);
+	xa_erase(xa, res->id);
 	res->valid = false;
-	up_write(&dev->res.rwsem);
+	up_write(&dev->res->rwsem);
 
 	rdma_restrack_put(res);
 	wait_for_completion(&res->comp);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.h b/drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cf89ef0b8ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR Linux-OpenIB */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2019 Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RDMA_CORE_RESTRACK_H_
+#define _RDMA_CORE_RESTRACK_H_
+
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/rwsem.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct rdma_restrack_root - main resource tracking management
+ * entity, per-device
+ */
+struct rdma_restrack_root {
+	/*
+	 * @rwsem: Read/write lock to protect erase of entry.
+	 * Lists and insertions are protected by XArray internal lock.
+	 */
+	struct rw_semaphore	rwsem;
+	/**
+	 * @xa: Array of XArray structures to hold restrack entries.
+	 * We want to use array of XArrays because insertion is type
+	 * dependent. For types with xisiting unique ID (like QPN),
+	 * we will insert to that unique index. For other types,
+	 * we insert based on pointers and auto-allocate unique index.
+	 */
+	struct xarray xa[RDMA_RESTRACK_MAX];
+	/**
+	 * @next_id: Next ID to support cyclic allocation
+	 */
+	u32 next_id[RDMA_RESTRACK_MAX];
+};
+
+
+int rdma_restrack_init(struct ib_device *dev);
+void rdma_restrack_clean(struct ib_device *dev);
+#endif /* _RDMA_CORE_RESTRACK_H_ */
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 64ee7c08be22..2a17c2b30073 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -2533,6 +2533,8 @@ struct ib_device_ops {
 	DECLARE_RDMA_OBJ_SIZE(ib_pd);
 };
 
+struct rdma_restrack_root;
+
 struct ib_device {
 	/* Do not access @dma_device directly from ULP nor from HW drivers. */
 	struct device                *dma_device;
@@ -2589,10 +2591,7 @@ struct ib_device {
 #endif
 
 	u32                          index;
-	/*
-	 * Implementation details of the RDMA core, don't use in drivers
-	 */
-	struct rdma_restrack_root     res;
+	struct rdma_restrack_root *res;
 
 	const struct uapi_definition   *driver_def;
 	enum rdma_driver_id		driver_id;
diff --git a/include/rdma/restrack.h b/include/rdma/restrack.h
index 53e1a7fb7355..ecf3c7702a4f 100644
--- a/include/rdma/restrack.h
+++ b/include/rdma/restrack.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #define _RDMA_RESTRACK_H_
 
 #include <linux/typecheck.h>
-#include <linux/rwsem.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
@@ -50,31 +49,6 @@ enum rdma_restrack_type {
 };
 
 struct ib_device;
-struct rdma_restrack_entry;
-
-/**
- * struct rdma_restrack_root - main resource tracking management
- * entity, per-device
- */
-struct rdma_restrack_root {
-	/*
-	 * @rwsem: Read/write lock to protect erase of entry.
-	 * Lists and insertions are protected by XArray internal lock.
-	 */
-	struct rw_semaphore	rwsem;
-	/**
-	 * @xa: Array of XArray structures to hold restrack entries.
-	 * We want to use array of XArrays because insertion is type
-	 * dependent. For types with xisiting unique ID (like QPN),
-	 * we will insert to that unique index. For other types,
-	 * we insert based on pointers and auto-allocate unique index.
-	 */
-	struct xarray xa[RDMA_RESTRACK_MAX];
-	/**
-	 * @next_id: Next ID to support cyclic allocation
-	 */
-	u32 next_id[RDMA_RESTRACK_MAX];
-};
 
 /**
  * struct rdma_restrack_entry - metadata per-entry
@@ -125,8 +99,6 @@ struct rdma_restrack_entry {
 	u32 id;
 };
 
-void rdma_restrack_init(struct ib_device *dev);
-void rdma_restrack_clean(struct ib_device *dev);
 int rdma_restrack_count(struct ib_device *dev,
 			enum rdma_restrack_type type,
 			struct pid_namespace *ns);
