diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
index 045ca11fa135a283ab7fae0de67092c8716c2f12..e337b08de2ffb3cd73b2ea335c6ff0e09375d50a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void del_roce_gid(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num,
 		 table->data_vec[ix].gid.raw);
 
 	if (rdma_cap_roce_gid_table(device, port_num))
-		device->del_gid(device, port_num, ix,
+		device->del_gid(&table->data_vec[ix].attr,
 				&table->data_vec[ix].context);
 	dev_put(table->data_vec[ix].attr.ndev);
 }
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ static int add_roce_gid(struct ib_gid_table *table,
 	}
 
 	if (rdma_cap_roce_gid_table(attr->device, attr->port_num)) {
-		ret = attr->device->add_gid(attr->device, attr->port_num,
-					    ix, gid, attr, &entry->context);
+		ret = attr->device->add_gid(gid, attr, &entry->context);
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_err("%s GID add failed device=%s port=%d index=%d\n",
 			       __func__, attr->device->name, attr->port_num,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
index 63a0e08dd6fe56ae9b66f644ce08b6cdf171a858..a76e206704d48d3407ca46927f3b1d8806359527 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
@@ -314,12 +314,11 @@ int bnxt_re_query_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int bnxt_re_del_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
-		    unsigned int index, void **context)
+int bnxt_re_del_gid(const struct ib_gid_attr *attr, void **context)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct bnxt_re_gid_ctx *ctx, **ctx_tbl;
-	struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev = to_bnxt_re_dev(ibdev, ibdev);
+	struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev = to_bnxt_re_dev(attr->device, ibdev);
 	struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl = &rdev->qplib_res.sgid_tbl;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_gid *gid_to_del;
 
@@ -365,15 +364,14 @@ int bnxt_re_del_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int bnxt_re_add_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
-		    unsigned int index, const union ib_gid *gid,
+int bnxt_re_add_gid(const union ib_gid *gid,
 		    const struct ib_gid_attr *attr, void **context)
 {
 	int rc;
 	u32 tbl_idx = 0;
 	u16 vlan_id = 0xFFFF;
 	struct bnxt_re_gid_ctx *ctx, **ctx_tbl;
-	struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev = to_bnxt_re_dev(ibdev, ibdev);
+	struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev = to_bnxt_re_dev(attr->device, ibdev);
 	struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl = &rdev->qplib_res.sgid_tbl;
 
 	if ((attr->ndev) && is_vlan_dev(attr->ndev))
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
index e62b7c2c7da6a1953605fbe7d089a3d9b6f9a50a..5c6414cad4af6955f5e9e2ac7608f98d43a27b8c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
@@ -157,10 +157,8 @@ int bnxt_re_get_port_immutable(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 void bnxt_re_query_fw_str(struct ib_device *ibdev, char *str);
 int bnxt_re_query_pkey(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 		       u16 index, u16 *pkey);
-int bnxt_re_del_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
-		    unsigned int index, void **context);
-int bnxt_re_add_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
-		    unsigned int index, const union ib_gid *gid,
+int bnxt_re_del_gid(const struct ib_gid_attr *attr, void **context);
+int bnxt_re_add_gid(const union ib_gid *gid,
 		    const struct ib_gid_attr *attr, void **context);
 int bnxt_re_query_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 		      int index, union ib_gid *gid);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c
index 76e2e5b418951a26d3b4b68900fef6757279b819..9d48bc07a9e683a22f91c8cac02a273e7f768a9c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c
@@ -74,12 +74,11 @@ static int hns_roce_set_mac(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev, u8 port, u8 *addr)
 	return hr_dev->hw->set_mac(hr_dev, phy_port, addr);
 }
 
-static int hns_roce_add_gid(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num,
-			    unsigned int index, const union ib_gid *gid,
+static int hns_roce_add_gid(const union ib_gid *gid,
 			    const struct ib_gid_attr *attr, void **context)
 {
-	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(device);
-	u8 port = port_num - 1;
+	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(attr->device);
+	u8 port = attr->port_num - 1;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -88,21 +87,20 @@ static int hns_roce_add_gid(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hr_dev->iboe.lock, flags);
 
-	ret = hr_dev->hw->set_gid(hr_dev, port, index, (union ib_gid *)gid,
-				   attr);
+	ret = hr_dev->hw->set_gid(hr_dev, port, attr->index,
+				  (union ib_gid *)gid, attr);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hr_dev->iboe.lock, flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int hns_roce_del_gid(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num,
-			    unsigned int index, void **context)
+static int hns_roce_del_gid(const struct ib_gid_attr *attr, void **context)
 {
-	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(device);
+	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(attr->device);
 	struct ib_gid_attr zattr = { };
 	union ib_gid zgid = { {0} };
-	u8 port = port_num - 1;
+	u8 port = attr->port_num - 1;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ static int hns_roce_del_gid(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hr_dev->iboe.lock, flags);
 
-	ret = hr_dev->hw->set_gid(hr_dev, port, index, &zgid, &zattr);
+	ret = hr_dev->hw->set_gid(hr_dev, port, attr->index, &zgid, &zattr);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hr_dev->iboe.lock, flags);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index a31a3edfbf28ec6f6e56db727ebbf26d8833c55a..8eca09b53fe8677106f23ffa8aa2625a459b30c7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -246,14 +246,11 @@ static int mlx4_ib_update_gids(struct gid_entry *gids,
 	return mlx4_ib_update_gids_v1(gids, ibdev, port_num);
 }
 
-static int mlx4_ib_add_gid(struct ib_device *device,
-			   u8 port_num,
-			   unsigned int index,
-			   const union ib_gid *gid,
+static int mlx4_ib_add_gid(const union ib_gid *gid,
 			   const struct ib_gid_attr *attr,
 			   void **context)
 {
-	struct mlx4_ib_dev *ibdev = to_mdev(device);
+	struct mlx4_ib_dev *ibdev = to_mdev(attr->device);
 	struct mlx4_ib_iboe *iboe = &ibdev->iboe;
 	struct mlx4_port_gid_table   *port_gid_table;
 	int free = -1, found = -1;
@@ -262,16 +259,16 @@ static int mlx4_ib_add_gid(struct ib_device *device,
 	int i;
 	struct gid_entry *gids = NULL;
 
-	if (!rdma_cap_roce_gid_table(device, port_num))
+	if (!rdma_cap_roce_gid_table(attr->device, attr->port_num))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (port_num > MLX4_MAX_PORTS)
+	if (attr->port_num > MLX4_MAX_PORTS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!context)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	port_gid_table = &iboe->gids[port_num - 1];
+	port_gid_table = &iboe->gids[attr->port_num - 1];
 	spin_lock_bh(&iboe->lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < MLX4_MAX_PORT_GIDS; ++i) {
 		if (!memcmp(&port_gid_table->gids[i].gid, gid, sizeof(*gid)) &&
@@ -318,33 +315,30 @@ static int mlx4_ib_add_gid(struct ib_device *device,
 	spin_unlock_bh(&iboe->lock);
 
 	if (!ret && hw_update) {
-		ret = mlx4_ib_update_gids(gids, ibdev, port_num);
+		ret = mlx4_ib_update_gids(gids, ibdev, attr->port_num);
 		kfree(gids);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int mlx4_ib_del_gid(struct ib_device *device,
-			   u8 port_num,
-			   unsigned int index,
-			   void **context)
+static int mlx4_ib_del_gid(const struct ib_gid_attr *attr, void **context)
 {
 	struct gid_cache_context *ctx = *context;
-	struct mlx4_ib_dev *ibdev = to_mdev(device);
+	struct mlx4_ib_dev *ibdev = to_mdev(attr->device);
 	struct mlx4_ib_iboe *iboe = &ibdev->iboe;
 	struct mlx4_port_gid_table   *port_gid_table;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int hw_update = 0;
 	struct gid_entry *gids = NULL;
 
-	if (!rdma_cap_roce_gid_table(device, port_num))
+	if (!rdma_cap_roce_gid_table(attr->device, attr->port_num))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (port_num > MLX4_MAX_PORTS)
+	if (attr->port_num > MLX4_MAX_PORTS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	port_gid_table = &iboe->gids[port_num - 1];
+	port_gid_table = &iboe->gids[attr->port_num - 1];
 	spin_lock_bh(&iboe->lock);
 	if (ctx) {
 		ctx->refcount--;
@@ -376,7 +370,7 @@ static int mlx4_ib_del_gid(struct ib_device *device,
 	spin_unlock_bh(&iboe->lock);
 
 	if (!ret && hw_update) {
-		ret = mlx4_ib_update_gids(gids, ibdev, port_num);
+		ret = mlx4_ib_update_gids(gids, ibdev, attr->port_num);
 		kfree(gids);
 	}
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index 9e6780eadd1e9a67c6ddea537b37a83345a64f37..bc9eabd959487a3950d4f729c00bba467debab6e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -502,18 +502,19 @@ static int set_roce_addr(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, u8 port_num,
 				      vlan_id, port_num);
 }
 
-static int mlx5_ib_add_gid(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num,
-			   unsigned int index, const union ib_gid *gid,
+static int mlx5_ib_add_gid(const union ib_gid *gid,
 			   const struct ib_gid_attr *attr,
 			   __always_unused void **context)
 {
-	return set_roce_addr(to_mdev(device), port_num, index, gid, attr);
+	return set_roce_addr(to_mdev(attr->device), attr->port_num,
+			     attr->index, gid, attr);
 }
 
-static int mlx5_ib_del_gid(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num,
-			   unsigned int index, __always_unused void **context)
+static int mlx5_ib_del_gid(const struct ib_gid_attr *attr,
+			   __always_unused void **context)
 {
-	return set_roce_addr(to_mdev(device), port_num, index, NULL, NULL);
+	return set_roce_addr(to_mdev(attr->device), attr->port_num,
+			     attr->index, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 __be16 mlx5_get_roce_udp_sport(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, u8 port_num,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_main.c
index 4834460e2a0bdb8cbca053e539bd6c2fb6185a42..0be33a81bbe6aee646e8602d314155339a8f7e9a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_main.c
@@ -62,17 +62,10 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(pvrdma_device_list_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(pvrdma_device_list);
 static struct workqueue_struct *event_wq;
 
-static int pvrdma_add_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev,
-			  u8 port_num,
-			  unsigned int index,
-			  const union ib_gid *gid,
+static int pvrdma_add_gid(const union ib_gid *gid,
 			  const struct ib_gid_attr *attr,
 			  void **context);
-static int pvrdma_del_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev,
-			  u8 port_num,
-			  unsigned int index,
-			  void **context);
-
+static int pvrdma_del_gid(const struct ib_gid_attr *attr, void **context);
 
 static ssize_t show_hca(struct device *device, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			char *buf)
@@ -657,18 +650,15 @@ static int pvrdma_add_gid_at_index(struct pvrdma_dev *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int pvrdma_add_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev,
-			  u8 port_num,
-			  unsigned int index,
-			  const union ib_gid *gid,
+static int pvrdma_add_gid(const union ib_gid *gid,
 			  const struct ib_gid_attr *attr,
 			  void **context)
 {
-	struct pvrdma_dev *dev = to_vdev(ibdev);
+	struct pvrdma_dev *dev = to_vdev(attr->device);
 
 	return pvrdma_add_gid_at_index(dev, gid,
 				       ib_gid_type_to_pvrdma(attr->gid_type),
-				       index);
+				       attr->index);
 }
 
 static int pvrdma_del_gid_at_index(struct pvrdma_dev *dev, int index)
@@ -698,17 +688,14 @@ static int pvrdma_del_gid_at_index(struct pvrdma_dev *dev, int index)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int pvrdma_del_gid(struct ib_device *ibdev,
-			  u8 port_num,
-			  unsigned int index,
-			  void **context)
+static int pvrdma_del_gid(const struct ib_gid_attr *attr, void **context)
 {
-	struct pvrdma_dev *dev = to_vdev(ibdev);
+	struct pvrdma_dev *dev = to_vdev(attr->device);
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->pdev->dev, "removing gid at index %u from %s",
-		index, dev->netdev->name);
+		attr->index, dev->netdev->name);
 
-	return pvrdma_del_gid_at_index(dev, index);
+	return pvrdma_del_gid_at_index(dev, attr->index);
 }
 
 static void pvrdma_netdevice_event_handle(struct pvrdma_dev *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
index 0661c2783b14674b0e21acb493f55966aa06455b..08f3e0618b816f314c1c327ad3592b9be867029c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
@@ -77,19 +77,17 @@ static int rxe_query_port(struct ib_device *dev,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int rxe_add_gid(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num, unsigned int
-		       index, const union ib_gid *gid,
+static int rxe_add_gid(const union ib_gid *gid,
 		       const struct ib_gid_attr *attr, void **context)
 {
-	if (index >= RXE_PORT_GID_TBL_LEN)
+	if (attr->index >= RXE_PORT_GID_TBL_LEN)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rxe_del_gid(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num, unsigned int
-		       index, void **context)
+static int rxe_del_gid(const struct ib_gid_attr *attr, void **context)
 {
-	if (index >= RXE_PORT_GID_TBL_LEN)
+	if (attr->index >= RXE_PORT_GID_TBL_LEN)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index dc2541f13d7f58e85795e437aa96e6c4cd794109..1e3059ce73b6a92c6f5a07d3b79fa7062de18565 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -2151,34 +2151,29 @@ struct ib_device {
 	int		           (*query_gid)(struct ib_device *device,
 						u8 port_num, int index,
 						union ib_gid *gid);
-	/* When calling add_gid, the HW vendor's driver should
-	 * add the gid of device @device at gid index @index of
-	 * port @port_num to be @gid. Meta-info of that gid (for example,
-	 * the network device related to this gid is available
-	 * at @attr. @context allows the HW vendor driver to store extra
-	 * information together with a GID entry. The HW vendor may allocate
-	 * memory to contain this information and store it in @context when a
-	 * new GID entry is written to. Params are consistent until the next
-	 * call of add_gid or delete_gid. The function should return 0 on
+	/* When calling add_gid, the HW vendor's driver should add the gid
+	 * of device of port at gid index available at @attr. Meta-info of
+	 * that gid (for example, the network device related to this gid) is
+	 * available at @attr. @context allows the HW vendor driver to store
+	 * extra information together with a GID entry. The HW vendor driver may
+	 * allocate memory to contain this information and store it in @context
+	 * when a new GID entry is written to. Params are consistent until the
+	 * next call of add_gid or delete_gid. The function should return 0 on
 	 * success or error otherwise. The function could be called
-	 * concurrently for different ports. This function is only called
-	 * when roce_gid_table is used.
+	 * concurrently for different ports. This function is only called when
+	 * roce_gid_table is used.
 	 */
-	int		           (*add_gid)(struct ib_device *device,
-					      u8 port_num,
-					      unsigned int index,
-					      const union ib_gid *gid,
+	int		           (*add_gid)(const union ib_gid *gid,
 					      const struct ib_gid_attr *attr,
 					      void **context);
 	/* When calling del_gid, the HW vendor's driver should delete the
-	 * gid of device @device at gid index @index of port @port_num.
+	 * gid of device @device at gid index gid_index of port port_num
+	 * available in @attr.
 	 * Upon the deletion of a GID entry, the HW vendor must free any
 	 * allocated memory. The caller will clear @context afterwards.
 	 * This function is only called when roce_gid_table is used.
 	 */
-	int		           (*del_gid)(struct ib_device *device,
-					      u8 port_num,
-					      unsigned int index,
+	int		           (*del_gid)(const struct ib_gid_attr *attr,
 					      void **context);
 	int		           (*query_pkey)(struct ib_device *device,
 						 u8 port_num, u16 index, u16 *pkey);