diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/Makefile b/drivers/infiniband/core/Makefile
index f818538a7f4e..48bd9d829289 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_USER_ACCESS) +=	ib_uverbs.o ib_ucm.o \
 
 ib_core-y :=			packer.o ud_header.o verbs.o cq.o sysfs.o \
 				device.o fmr_pool.o cache.o netlink.o \
-				roce_gid_mgmt.o
+				roce_gid_mgmt.o mr_pool.o
 ib_core-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_USER_MEM) += umem.o
 ib_core-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_ON_DEMAND_PAGING) += umem_odp.o umem_rbtree.o
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/mr_pool.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/mr_pool.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49d478b2ea94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/mr_pool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 HGST, a Western Digital Company.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ */
+#include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
+#include <rdma/mr_pool.h>
+
+struct ib_mr *ib_mr_pool_get(struct ib_qp *qp, struct list_head *list)
+{
+	struct ib_mr *mr;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->mr_lock, flags);
+	mr = list_first_entry_or_null(list, struct ib_mr, qp_entry);
+	if (mr) {
+		list_del(&mr->qp_entry);
+		qp->mrs_used++;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->mr_lock, flags);
+
+	return mr;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_mr_pool_get);
+
+void ib_mr_pool_put(struct ib_qp *qp, struct list_head *list, struct ib_mr *mr)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->mr_lock, flags);
+	list_add(&mr->qp_entry, list);
+	qp->mrs_used--;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->mr_lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_mr_pool_put);
+
+int ib_mr_pool_init(struct ib_qp *qp, struct list_head *list, int nr,
+		enum ib_mr_type type, u32 max_num_sg)
+{
+	struct ib_mr *mr;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret, i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
+		mr = ib_alloc_mr(qp->pd, type, max_num_sg);
+		if (IS_ERR(mr)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(mr);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->mr_lock, flags);
+		list_add_tail(&mr->qp_entry, list);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->mr_lock, flags);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+out:
+	ib_mr_pool_destroy(qp, list);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_mr_pool_init);
+
+void ib_mr_pool_destroy(struct ib_qp *qp, struct list_head *list)
+{
+	struct ib_mr *mr;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->mr_lock, flags);
+	while (!list_empty(list)) {
+		mr = list_first_entry(list, struct ib_mr, qp_entry);
+		list_del(&mr->qp_entry);
+
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->mr_lock, flags);
+		ib_dereg_mr(mr);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->mr_lock, flags);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->mr_lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_mr_pool_destroy);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index 8c0f3a067d24..8549345c6169 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -762,6 +762,9 @@ struct ib_qp *ib_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
 	qp->qp_type    = qp_init_attr->qp_type;
 
 	atomic_set(&qp->usecnt, 0);
+	qp->mrs_used = 0;
+	spin_lock_init(&qp->mr_lock);
+
 	if (qp_init_attr->qp_type == IB_QPT_XRC_TGT)
 		return ib_create_xrc_qp(qp, qp_init_attr);
 
@@ -1255,6 +1258,8 @@ int ib_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *qp)
 	struct ib_srq *srq;
 	int ret;
 
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(qp->mrs_used > 0);
+
 	if (atomic_read(&qp->usecnt))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 9e8616af6899..400a8a0422a4 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -1421,9 +1421,12 @@ struct ib_qp {
 	struct ib_pd	       *pd;
 	struct ib_cq	       *send_cq;
 	struct ib_cq	       *recv_cq;
+	spinlock_t		mr_lock;
+	int			mrs_used;
 	struct ib_srq	       *srq;
 	struct ib_xrcd	       *xrcd; /* XRC TGT QPs only */
 	struct list_head	xrcd_list;
+
 	/* count times opened, mcast attaches, flow attaches */
 	atomic_t		usecnt;
 	struct list_head	open_list;
@@ -1438,12 +1441,15 @@ struct ib_qp {
 struct ib_mr {
 	struct ib_device  *device;
 	struct ib_pd	  *pd;
-	struct ib_uobject *uobject;
 	u32		   lkey;
 	u32		   rkey;
 	u64		   iova;
 	u32		   length;
 	unsigned int	   page_size;
+	union {
+		struct ib_uobject	*uobject;	/* user */
+		struct list_head	qp_entry;	/* FR */
+	};
 };
 
 struct ib_mw {
diff --git a/include/rdma/mr_pool.h b/include/rdma/mr_pool.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..986010b812eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/rdma/mr_pool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 HGST, a Western Digital Company.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ */
+#ifndef _RDMA_MR_POOL_H
+#define _RDMA_MR_POOL_H 1
+
+#include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
+
+struct ib_mr *ib_mr_pool_get(struct ib_qp *qp, struct list_head *list);
+void ib_mr_pool_put(struct ib_qp *qp, struct list_head *list, struct ib_mr *mr);
+
+int ib_mr_pool_init(struct ib_qp *qp, struct list_head *list, int nr,
+		enum ib_mr_type type, u32 max_num_sg);
+void ib_mr_pool_destroy(struct ib_qp *qp, struct list_head *list);
+
+#endif /* _RDMA_MR_POOL_H */