diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_mcast.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_mcast.c
index 5be47ce7d319..0ea9a5aa4ec0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_mcast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_mcast.c
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ static struct rxe_mc_grp *create_grp(struct rxe_dev *rxe,
 	int err;
 	struct rxe_mc_grp *grp;
 
-	grp = rxe_alloc_nl(&rxe->mc_grp_pool);
+	grp = rxe_alloc_locked(&rxe->mc_grp_pool);
 	if (!grp)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&grp->qp_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&grp->mcg_lock);
 	grp->rxe = rxe;
-	rxe_add_key_nl(grp, mgid);
+	rxe_add_key_locked(grp, mgid);
 
 	err = rxe_mcast_add(rxe, mgid);
 	if (unlikely(err)) {
-		rxe_drop_key_nl(grp);
+		rxe_drop_key_locked(grp);
 		rxe_drop_ref(grp);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int rxe_mcast_get_grp(struct rxe_dev *rxe, union ib_gid *mgid,
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&pool->pool_lock, flags);
 
-	grp = rxe_pool_get_key_nl(pool, mgid);
+	grp = rxe_pool_get_key_locked(pool, mgid);
 	if (grp)
 		goto done;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c
index cfcd55175572..5ca54e09cd0e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static void insert_key(struct rxe_pool *pool, struct rxe_pool_entry *new)
 	return;
 }
 
-void __rxe_add_key_nl(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem, void *key)
+void __rxe_add_key_locked(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem, void *key)
 {
 	struct rxe_pool *pool = elem->pool;
 
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@ void __rxe_add_key(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem, void *key)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&pool->pool_lock, flags);
-	__rxe_add_key_nl(elem, key);
+	__rxe_add_key_locked(elem, key);
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->pool_lock, flags);
 }
 
-void __rxe_drop_key_nl(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem)
+void __rxe_drop_key_locked(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem)
 {
 	struct rxe_pool *pool = elem->pool;
 
@@ -297,11 +297,11 @@ void __rxe_drop_key(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&pool->pool_lock, flags);
-	__rxe_drop_key_nl(elem);
+	__rxe_drop_key_locked(elem);
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->pool_lock, flags);
 }
 
-void __rxe_add_index_nl(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem)
+void __rxe_add_index_locked(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem)
 {
 	struct rxe_pool *pool = elem->pool;
 
@@ -315,11 +315,11 @@ void __rxe_add_index(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&pool->pool_lock, flags);
-	__rxe_add_index_nl(elem);
+	__rxe_add_index_locked(elem);
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->pool_lock, flags);
 }
 
-void __rxe_drop_index_nl(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem)
+void __rxe_drop_index_locked(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem)
 {
 	struct rxe_pool *pool = elem->pool;
 
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ void __rxe_drop_index(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&pool->pool_lock, flags);
-	__rxe_drop_index_nl(elem);
+	__rxe_drop_index_locked(elem);
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->pool_lock, flags);
 }
 
-void *rxe_alloc_nl(struct rxe_pool *pool)
+void *rxe_alloc_locked(struct rxe_pool *pool)
 {
 	struct rxe_type_info *info = &rxe_type_info[pool->type];
 	struct rxe_pool_entry *elem;
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ void *rxe_pool_get_index(struct rxe_pool *pool, u32 index)
 	return obj;
 }
 
-void *rxe_pool_get_key_nl(struct rxe_pool *pool, void *key)
+void *rxe_pool_get_key_locked(struct rxe_pool *pool, void *key)
 {
 	struct rxe_type_info *info = &rxe_type_info[pool->type];
 	struct rb_node *node;
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ void *rxe_pool_get_key(struct rxe_pool *pool, void *key)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	read_lock_irqsave(&pool->pool_lock, flags);
-	obj = rxe_pool_get_key_nl(pool, key);
+	obj = rxe_pool_get_key_locked(pool, key);
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->pool_lock, flags);
 
 	return obj;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.h
index 373e08554c1c..a75ac2d2847a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.h
@@ -106,11 +106,10 @@ int rxe_pool_init(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_pool *pool,
 /* free resources from object pool */
 void rxe_pool_cleanup(struct rxe_pool *pool);
 
-/* allocate an object from pool */
-void *rxe_alloc(struct rxe_pool *pool);
+/* allocate an object from pool holding and not holding the pool lock */
+void *rxe_alloc_locked(struct rxe_pool *pool);
 
-/* allocate an object from pool - no lock */
-void *rxe_alloc_nl(struct rxe_pool *pool);
+void *rxe_alloc(struct rxe_pool *pool);
 
 /* connect already allocated object to pool */
 int __rxe_add_to_pool(struct rxe_pool *pool, struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
@@ -118,60 +117,60 @@ int __rxe_add_to_pool(struct rxe_pool *pool, struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
 #define rxe_add_to_pool(pool, obj) __rxe_add_to_pool(pool, &(obj)->pelem)
 
 /* assign an index to an indexed object and insert object into
- *  pool's rb tree with and without holding the pool_lock
+ *  pool's rb tree holding and not holding the pool_lock
  */
-void __rxe_add_index(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
+void __rxe_add_index_locked(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
 
-#define rxe_add_index(obj) __rxe_add_index(&(obj)->pelem)
+#define rxe_add_index_locked(obj) __rxe_add_index_locked(&(obj)->pelem)
 
-void __rxe_add_index_nl(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
+void __rxe_add_index(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
 
-#define rxe_add_index_nl(obj) __rxe_add_index_nl(&(obj)->pelem)
+#define rxe_add_index(obj) __rxe_add_index(&(obj)->pelem)
 
 /* drop an index and remove object from rb tree
- * with and without holding the pool_lock
+ * holding and not holding the pool_lock
  */
-void __rxe_drop_index(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
+void __rxe_drop_index_locked(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
 
-#define rxe_drop_index(obj) __rxe_drop_index(&(obj)->pelem)
+#define rxe_drop_index_locked(obj) __rxe_drop_index_locked(&(obj)->pelem)
 
-void __rxe_drop_index_nl(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
+void __rxe_drop_index(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
 
-#define rxe_drop_index_nl(obj) __rxe_drop_index_nl(&(obj)->pelem)
+#define rxe_drop_index(obj) __rxe_drop_index(&(obj)->pelem)
 
 /* assign a key to a keyed object and insert object into
- * pool's rb tree with and without holding pool_lock
+ * pool's rb tree holding and not holding pool_lock
  */
+void __rxe_add_key_locked(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem, void *key);
+
+#define rxe_add_key_locked(obj, key) __rxe_add_key_locked(&(obj)->pelem, key)
+
 void __rxe_add_key(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem, void *key);
 
 #define rxe_add_key(obj, key) __rxe_add_key(&(obj)->pelem, key)
 
-void __rxe_add_key_nl(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem, void *key);
+/* remove elem from rb tree holding and not holding the pool_lock */
+void __rxe_drop_key_locked(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
 
-#define rxe_add_key_nl(obj, key) __rxe_add_key_nl(&(obj)->pelem, key)
+#define rxe_drop_key_locked(obj) __rxe_drop_key_locked(&(obj)->pelem)
 
-/* remove elem from rb tree with and without holding pool_lock */
 void __rxe_drop_key(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
 
 #define rxe_drop_key(obj) __rxe_drop_key(&(obj)->pelem)
 
-void __rxe_drop_key_nl(struct rxe_pool_entry *elem);
-
-#define rxe_drop_key_nl(obj) __rxe_drop_key_nl(&(obj)->pelem)
-
-/* lookup an indexed object from index with and without holding pool_lock.
+/* lookup an indexed object from index holding and not holding the pool_lock.
  * takes a reference on object
  */
-void *rxe_pool_get_index(struct rxe_pool *pool, u32 index);
+void *rxe_pool_get_index_locked(struct rxe_pool *pool, u32 index);
 
-void *rxe_pool_get_index_nl(struct rxe_pool *pool, u32 index);
+void *rxe_pool_get_index(struct rxe_pool *pool, u32 index);
 
-/* lookup keyed object from key with and without holding pool_lock.
+/* lookup keyed object from key holding and not holding the pool_lock.
  * takes a reference on the objecti
  */
-void *rxe_pool_get_key(struct rxe_pool *pool, void *key);
+void *rxe_pool_get_key_locked(struct rxe_pool *pool, void *key);
 
-void *rxe_pool_get_key_nl(struct rxe_pool *pool, void *key);
+void *rxe_pool_get_key(struct rxe_pool *pool, void *key);
 
 /* cleanup an object when all references are dropped */
 void rxe_elem_release(struct kref *kref);
