diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index 3bfadd8effcc..86be8a54a2d6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ static struct ib_ah *_rdma_create_ah(struct ib_pd *pd,
 				     u32 flags,
 				     struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
+	struct rdma_ah_init_attr init_attr = {};
 	struct ib_device *device = pd->device;
 	struct ib_ah *ah;
 	int ret;
@@ -521,8 +522,10 @@ static struct ib_ah *_rdma_create_ah(struct ib_pd *pd,
 	ah->pd = pd;
 	ah->type = ah_attr->type;
 	ah->sgid_attr = rdma_update_sgid_attr(ah_attr, NULL);
+	init_attr.ah_attr = ah_attr;
+	init_attr.flags = flags;
 
-	ret = device->ops.create_ah(ah, ah_attr, flags, udata);
+	ret = device->ops.create_ah(ah, &init_attr, udata);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(ah);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
index d98348e82422..5a7c090204c5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
@@ -631,11 +631,12 @@ static u8 bnxt_re_stack_to_dev_nw_type(enum rdma_network_type ntype)
 	return nw_type;
 }
 
-int bnxt_re_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ib_ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-		      u32 flags, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int bnxt_re_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ib_ah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
+		      struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct ib_pd *ib_pd = ib_ah->pd;
 	struct bnxt_re_pd *pd = container_of(ib_pd, struct bnxt_re_pd, ib_pd);
+	struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr = init_attr->ah_attr;
 	const struct ib_global_route *grh = rdma_ah_read_grh(ah_attr);
 	struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev = pd->rdev;
 	const struct ib_gid_attr *sgid_attr;
@@ -673,7 +674,8 @@ int bnxt_re_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ib_ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
 
 	memcpy(ah->qplib_ah.dmac, ah_attr->roce.dmac, ETH_ALEN);
 	rc = bnxt_qplib_create_ah(&rdev->qplib_res, &ah->qplib_ah,
-				  !(flags & RDMA_CREATE_AH_SLEEPABLE));
+				  !(init_attr->flags &
+				    RDMA_CREATE_AH_SLEEPABLE));
 	if (rc) {
 		ibdev_err(&rdev->ibdev, "Failed to allocate HW AH");
 		return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
index 18dd46f46cf4..204c0849ba28 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ enum rdma_link_layer bnxt_re_get_link_layer(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 					    u8 port_num);
 int bnxt_re_alloc_pd(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_udata *udata);
 void bnxt_re_dealloc_pd(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_udata *udata);
-int bnxt_re_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr, u32 flags,
+int bnxt_re_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
 		      struct ib_udata *udata);
 int bnxt_re_modify_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr);
 int bnxt_re_query_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa.h
index aa7396a1588a..45d519edb4c3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa.h
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ int efa_mmap(struct ib_ucontext *ibucontext,
 	     struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 void efa_mmap_free(struct rdma_user_mmap_entry *rdma_entry);
 int efa_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah,
-		  struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-		  u32 flags,
+		  struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
 		  struct ib_udata *udata);
 void efa_destroy_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, u32 flags);
 int efa_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c
index 5c57098a4aee..454b01b21e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c
@@ -1639,10 +1639,10 @@ static int efa_ah_destroy(struct efa_dev *dev, struct efa_ah *ah)
 }
 
 int efa_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah,
-		  struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-		  u32 flags,
+		  struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
 		  struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
+	struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr = init_attr->ah_attr;
 	struct efa_dev *dev = to_edev(ibah->device);
 	struct efa_com_create_ah_params params = {};
 	struct efa_ibv_create_ah_resp resp = {};
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ int efa_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah,
 	struct efa_ah *ah = to_eah(ibah);
 	int err;
 
-	if (!(flags & RDMA_CREATE_AH_SLEEPABLE)) {
+	if (!(init_attr->flags & RDMA_CREATE_AH_SLEEPABLE)) {
 		ibdev_dbg(&dev->ibdev,
 			  "Create address handle is not supported in atomic context\n");
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_ah.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_ah.c
index 8a522e14ef62..5b2f9314edd3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_ah.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_ah.c
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@
 #define HNS_ROCE_VLAN_SL_BIT_MASK	7
 #define HNS_ROCE_VLAN_SL_SHIFT		13
 
-int hns_roce_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-		       u32 flags, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int hns_roce_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
+		       struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(ibah->device);
 	const struct ib_gid_attr *gid_attr;
 	struct device *dev = hr_dev->dev;
 	struct hns_roce_ah *ah = to_hr_ah(ibah);
+	struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr = init_attr->ah_attr;
 	const struct ib_global_route *grh = rdma_ah_read_grh(ah_attr);
 	u16 vlan_id = 0xffff;
 	bool vlan_en = false;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
index f6b3cf6b95d6..74ef3f0b8b5a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
@@ -1171,8 +1171,8 @@ void hns_roce_bitmap_free_range(struct hns_roce_bitmap *bitmap,
 				unsigned long obj, int cnt,
 				int rr);
 
-int hns_roce_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-		       u32 flags, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int hns_roce_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
+		       struct ib_udata *udata);
 int hns_roce_query_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr);
 void hns_roce_destroy_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, u32 flags);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c
index 02a169f8027b..5f8f8d5c0ce0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c
@@ -141,10 +141,11 @@ static int create_iboe_ah(struct ib_ah *ib_ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int mlx4_ib_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ib_ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-		      u32 flags, struct ib_udata *udata)
-
+int mlx4_ib_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ib_ah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
+		      struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
+	struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr = init_attr->ah_attr;
+
 	if (ah_attr->type == RDMA_AH_ATTR_TYPE_ROCE) {
 		if (!(rdma_ah_get_ah_flags(ah_attr) & IB_AH_GRH))
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -167,12 +168,14 @@ int mlx4_ib_create_ah_slave(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
 			    int slave_sgid_index, u8 *s_mac, u16 vlan_tag)
 {
 	struct rdma_ah_attr slave_attr = *ah_attr;
+	struct rdma_ah_init_attr init_attr = {};
 	struct mlx4_ib_ah *mah = to_mah(ah);
 	int ret;
 
 	slave_attr.grh.sgid_attr = NULL;
 	slave_attr.grh.sgid_index = slave_sgid_index;
-	ret = mlx4_ib_create_ah(ah, &slave_attr, 0, NULL);
+	init_attr.ah_attr = &slave_attr;
+	ret = mlx4_ib_create_ah(ah, &init_attr, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
index d188573187fa..182a237b87f7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ int mlx4_ib_arm_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags);
 void __mlx4_ib_cq_clean(struct mlx4_ib_cq *cq, u32 qpn, struct mlx4_ib_srq *srq);
 void mlx4_ib_cq_clean(struct mlx4_ib_cq *cq, u32 qpn, struct mlx4_ib_srq *srq);
 
-int mlx4_ib_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr, u32 flags,
+int mlx4_ib_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
 		      struct ib_udata *udata);
 int mlx4_ib_create_ah_slave(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
 			    int slave_sgid_index, u8 *s_mac, u16 vlan_tag);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/ah.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/ah.c
index 80642dd359bc..9b59348d51b5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/ah.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/ah.c
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ static void create_ib_ah(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct mlx5_ib_ah *ah,
 	}
 }
 
-int mlx5_ib_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-		      u32 flags, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int mlx5_ib_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
+		      struct ib_udata *udata)
 
 {
+	struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr = init_attr->ah_attr;
 	struct mlx5_ib_ah *ah = to_mah(ibah);
 	struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev = to_mdev(ibah->device);
 	enum rdma_ah_attr_type ah_type = ah_attr->type;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
index a4e522385de0..524c188cb4b3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ void mlx5_ib_db_unmap_user(struct mlx5_ib_ucontext *context, struct mlx5_db *db)
 void __mlx5_ib_cq_clean(struct mlx5_ib_cq *cq, u32 qpn, struct mlx5_ib_srq *srq);
 void mlx5_ib_cq_clean(struct mlx5_ib_cq *cq, u32 qpn, struct mlx5_ib_srq *srq);
 void mlx5_ib_free_srq_wqe(struct mlx5_ib_srq *srq, int wqe_index);
-int mlx5_ib_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr, u32 flags,
+int mlx5_ib_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
 		      struct ib_udata *udata);
 int mlx5_ib_query_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr);
 void mlx5_ib_destroy_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, u32 flags);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
index 69a3e4f62fb1..bc3e3d741ca3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
@@ -388,14 +388,15 @@ static void mthca_dealloc_pd(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	mthca_pd_free(to_mdev(pd->device), to_mpd(pd));
 }
 
-static int mthca_ah_create(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-			   u32 flags, struct ib_udata *udata)
+static int mthca_ah_create(struct ib_ah *ibah,
+			   struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
+			   struct ib_udata *udata)
 
 {
 	struct mthca_ah *ah = to_mah(ibah);
 
-	return mthca_create_ah(to_mdev(ibah->device), to_mpd(ibah->pd), ah_attr,
-			       ah);
+	return mthca_create_ah(to_mdev(ibah->device), to_mpd(ibah->pd),
+			       init_attr->ah_attr, ah);
 }
 
 static void mthca_ah_destroy(struct ib_ah *ah, u32 flags)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c
index 2b7f00ac41b0..6eea02b18968 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static inline int set_av_attr(struct ocrdma_dev *dev, struct ocrdma_ah *ah,
 	return status;
 }
 
-int ocrdma_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *attr, u32 flags,
+int ocrdma_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
 		     struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	u32 *ahid_addr;
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ int ocrdma_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *attr, u32 flags,
 	u16 vlan_tag = 0xffff;
 	const struct ib_gid_attr *sgid_attr;
 	struct ocrdma_pd *pd = get_ocrdma_pd(ibah->pd);
+	struct rdma_ah_attr *attr = init_attr->ah_attr;
 	struct ocrdma_dev *dev = get_ocrdma_dev(ibah->device);
 
 	if ((attr->type != RDMA_AH_ATTR_TYPE_ROCE) ||
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.h
index 9780afcde780..8b73b3489f3a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ enum {
 	OCRDMA_AH_L3_TYPE_SHIFT		= 0x1D /* 29 bits */
 };
 
-int ocrdma_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr, u32 flags,
+int ocrdma_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
 		     struct ib_udata *udata);
 void ocrdma_destroy_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, u32 flags);
 int ocrdma_query_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
index a5bd3adaf90a..d6b94a713573 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
@@ -2750,12 +2750,12 @@ int qedr_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int qedr_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *attr, u32 flags,
+int qedr_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
 		   struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct qedr_ah *ah = get_qedr_ah(ibah);
 
-	rdma_copy_ah_attr(&ah->attr, attr);
+	rdma_copy_ah_attr(&ah->attr, init_attr->ah_attr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h
index 18027844eb87..5e02387e068d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int qedr_query_srq(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_srq_attr *attr);
 void qedr_destroy_srq(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int qedr_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 		       const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
-int qedr_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *attr, u32 flags,
+int qedr_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
 		   struct ib_udata *udata);
 void qedr_destroy_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, u32 flags);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.c
index faf7ecd7b3fa..ccbded2d26ce 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.c
@@ -509,9 +509,10 @@ void pvrdma_dealloc_pd(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_udata *udata)
  *
  * @return: 0 on success, otherwise errno.
  */
-int pvrdma_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-		     u32 flags, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int pvrdma_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
+		     struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
+	struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr = init_attr->ah_attr;
 	struct pvrdma_dev *dev = to_vdev(ibah->device);
 	struct pvrdma_ah *ah = to_vah(ibah);
 	const struct ib_global_route *grh;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h
index e4a48f5c0c85..267702226f10 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ int pvrdma_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 void pvrdma_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int pvrdma_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
 int pvrdma_req_notify_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags);
-int pvrdma_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr, u32 flags,
+int pvrdma_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
 		     struct ib_udata *udata);
 void pvrdma_destroy_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, u32 flags);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/ah.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/ah.c
index ee02c6176007..40480add7dd3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/ah.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/ah.c
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(rvt_check_ah);
  *
  * Return: 0 on success
  */
-int rvt_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-		  u32 create_flags, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int rvt_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
+		  struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct rvt_ah *ah = ibah_to_rvtah(ibah);
 	struct rvt_dev_info *dev = ib_to_rvt(ibah->device);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (rvt_check_ah(ibah->device, ah_attr))
+	if (rvt_check_ah(ibah->device, init_attr->ah_attr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->n_ahs_lock, flags);
@@ -117,10 +117,11 @@ int rvt_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
 	dev->n_ahs_allocated++;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->n_ahs_lock, flags);
 
-	rdma_copy_ah_attr(&ah->attr, ah_attr);
+	rdma_copy_ah_attr(&ah->attr, init_attr->ah_attr);
 
 	if (dev->driver_f.notify_new_ah)
-		dev->driver_f.notify_new_ah(ibah->device, ah_attr, ah);
+		dev->driver_f.notify_new_ah(ibah->device,
+					    init_attr->ah_attr, ah);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/ah.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/ah.h
index bbb4d3bdec4e..40b7123fec76 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/ah.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/ah.h
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 
 #include <rdma/rdma_vt.h>
 
-int rvt_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-		  u32 create_flags, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int rvt_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
+		  struct ib_udata *udata);
 void rvt_destroy_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, u32 destroy_flags);
 int rvt_modify_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr);
 int rvt_query_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
index 9dd4bd7aea92..b8a22af724e8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
@@ -195,15 +195,16 @@ static void rxe_dealloc_pd(struct ib_pd *ibpd, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	rxe_drop_ref(pd);
 }
 
-static int rxe_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *attr,
-			 u32 flags, struct ib_udata *udata)
+static int rxe_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah,
+			 struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
+			 struct ib_udata *udata)
 
 {
 	int err;
 	struct rxe_dev *rxe = to_rdev(ibah->device);
 	struct rxe_ah *ah = to_rah(ibah);
 
-	err = rxe_av_chk_attr(rxe, attr);
+	err = rxe_av_chk_attr(rxe, init_attr->ah_attr);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ static int rxe_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ibah, struct rdma_ah_attr *attr,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	rxe_init_av(attr, &ah->av);
+	rxe_init_av(init_attr->ah_attr, &ah->av);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index bbc5cfb57cd2..20ea26810349 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -880,6 +880,11 @@ struct ib_mr_status {
  */
 __attribute_const__ enum ib_rate mult_to_ib_rate(int mult);
 
+struct rdma_ah_init_attr {
+	struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr;
+	u32 flags;
+};
+
 enum rdma_ah_attr_type {
 	RDMA_AH_ATTR_TYPE_UNDEFINED,
 	RDMA_AH_ATTR_TYPE_IB,
@@ -2403,8 +2408,8 @@ struct ib_device_ops {
 	void (*disassociate_ucontext)(struct ib_ucontext *ibcontext);
 	int (*alloc_pd)(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_udata *udata);
 	void (*dealloc_pd)(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_udata *udata);
-	int (*create_ah)(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
-			 u32 flags, struct ib_udata *udata);
+	int (*create_ah)(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *attr,
+			 struct ib_udata *udata);
 	int (*modify_ah)(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr);
 	int (*query_ah)(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr);
 	void (*destroy_ah)(struct ib_ah *ah, u32 flags);
