diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
index f6c739ec8b62..20b9f31052bf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
@@ -185,12 +185,65 @@ static void bnxt_re_shutdown(void *p)
 	bnxt_re_ib_unreg(rdev, false);
 }
 
+static void bnxt_re_stop_irq(void *handle)
+{
+	struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev = (struct bnxt_re_dev *)handle;
+	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = &rdev->rcfw;
+	struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq;
+	int indx;
+
+	for (indx = BNXT_RE_NQ_IDX; indx < rdev->num_msix; indx++) {
+		nq = &rdev->nq[indx - 1];
+		bnxt_qplib_nq_stop_irq(nq, false);
+	}
+
+	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_stop_irq(rcfw, false);
+}
+
+static void bnxt_re_start_irq(void *handle, struct bnxt_msix_entry *ent)
+{
+	struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev = (struct bnxt_re_dev *)handle;
+	struct bnxt_msix_entry *msix_ent = rdev->msix_entries;
+	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = &rdev->rcfw;
+	struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq;
+	int indx, rc;
+
+	if (!ent) {
+		/* Not setting the f/w timeout bit in rcfw.
+		 * During the driver unload the first command
+		 * to f/w will timeout and that will set the
+		 * timeout bit.
+		 */
+		dev_err(rdev_to_dev(rdev), "Failed to re-start IRQs\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Vectors may change after restart, so update with new vectors
+	 * in device sctructure.
+	 */
+	for (indx = 0; indx < rdev->num_msix; indx++)
+		rdev->msix_entries[indx].vector = ent[indx].vector;
+
+	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_start_irq(rcfw, msix_ent[BNXT_RE_AEQ_IDX].vector,
+				  false);
+	for (indx = BNXT_RE_NQ_IDX ; indx < rdev->num_msix; indx++) {
+		nq = &rdev->nq[indx - 1];
+		rc = bnxt_qplib_nq_start_irq(nq, indx - 1,
+					     msix_ent[indx].vector, false);
+		if (rc)
+			dev_warn(rdev_to_dev(rdev),
+				 "Failed to reinit NQ index %d\n", indx - 1);
+	}
+}
+
 static struct bnxt_ulp_ops bnxt_re_ulp_ops = {
 	.ulp_async_notifier = NULL,
 	.ulp_stop = bnxt_re_stop,
 	.ulp_start = bnxt_re_start,
 	.ulp_sriov_config = bnxt_re_sriov_config,
-	.ulp_shutdown = bnxt_re_shutdown
+	.ulp_shutdown = bnxt_re_shutdown,
+	.ulp_irq_stop = bnxt_re_stop_irq,
+	.ulp_irq_restart = bnxt_re_start_irq
 };
 
 /* RoCE -> Net driver */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
index 3a78faba8d91..50d8f1fc98d5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
@@ -336,22 +336,32 @@ static irqreturn_t bnxt_qplib_nq_irq(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+void bnxt_qplib_nq_stop_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq, bool kill)
+{
+	tasklet_disable(&nq->worker);
+	/* Mask h/w interrupt */
+	NQ_DB(nq->bar_reg_iomem, nq->hwq.cons, nq->hwq.max_elements);
+	/* Sync with last running IRQ handler */
+	synchronize_irq(nq->vector);
+	if (kill)
+		tasklet_kill(&nq->worker);
+	if (nq->requested) {
+		irq_set_affinity_hint(nq->vector, NULL);
+		free_irq(nq->vector, nq);
+		nq->requested = false;
+	}
+}
+
 void bnxt_qplib_disable_nq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq)
 {
 	if (nq->cqn_wq) {
 		destroy_workqueue(nq->cqn_wq);
 		nq->cqn_wq = NULL;
 	}
-	/* Make sure the HW is stopped! */
-	synchronize_irq(nq->vector);
-	tasklet_disable(&nq->worker);
-	tasklet_kill(&nq->worker);
 
-	if (nq->requested) {
-		irq_set_affinity_hint(nq->vector, NULL);
-		free_irq(nq->vector, nq);
-		nq->requested = false;
-	}
+	/* Make sure the HW is stopped! */
+	bnxt_qplib_nq_stop_irq(nq, true);
+
 	if (nq->bar_reg_iomem)
 		iounmap(nq->bar_reg_iomem);
 	nq->bar_reg_iomem = NULL;
@@ -361,6 +371,40 @@ void bnxt_qplib_disable_nq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq)
 	nq->vector = 0;
 }
 
+int bnxt_qplib_nq_start_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq, int nq_indx,
+			    int msix_vector, bool need_init)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	if (nq->requested)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	nq->vector = msix_vector;
+	if (need_init)
+		tasklet_init(&nq->worker, bnxt_qplib_service_nq,
+			     (unsigned long)nq);
+	else
+		tasklet_enable(&nq->worker);
+
+	snprintf(nq->name, sizeof(nq->name), "bnxt_qplib_nq-%d", nq_indx);
+	rc = request_irq(nq->vector, bnxt_qplib_nq_irq, 0, nq->name, nq);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	cpumask_clear(&nq->mask);
+	cpumask_set_cpu(nq_indx, &nq->mask);
+	rc = irq_set_affinity_hint(nq->vector, &nq->mask);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_warn(&nq->pdev->dev,
+			 "QPLIB: set affinity failed; vector: %d nq_idx: %d\n",
+			 nq->vector, nq_indx);
+	}
+	nq->requested = true;
+	NQ_DB_REARM(nq->bar_reg_iomem, nq->hwq.cons, nq->hwq.max_elements);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 int bnxt_qplib_enable_nq(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq,
 			 int nq_idx, int msix_vector, int bar_reg_offset,
 			 int (*cqn_handler)(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq,
@@ -372,41 +416,17 @@ int bnxt_qplib_enable_nq(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq,
 	resource_size_t nq_base;
 	int rc = -1;
 
-	nq->pdev = pdev;
-	nq->vector = msix_vector;
 	if (cqn_handler)
 		nq->cqn_handler = cqn_handler;
 
 	if (srqn_handler)
 		nq->srqn_handler = srqn_handler;
 
-	tasklet_init(&nq->worker, bnxt_qplib_service_nq, (unsigned long)nq);
-
 	/* Have a task to schedule CQ notifiers in post send case */
 	nq->cqn_wq  = create_singlethread_workqueue("bnxt_qplib_nq");
 	if (!nq->cqn_wq)
-		goto fail;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	nq->requested = false;
-	memset(nq->name, 0, 32);
-	sprintf(nq->name, "bnxt_qplib_nq-%d", nq_idx);
-	rc = request_irq(nq->vector, bnxt_qplib_nq_irq, 0, nq->name, nq);
-	if (rc) {
-		dev_err(&nq->pdev->dev,
-			"Failed to request IRQ for NQ: %#x", rc);
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	cpumask_clear(&nq->mask);
-	cpumask_set_cpu(nq_idx, &nq->mask);
-	rc = irq_set_affinity_hint(nq->vector, &nq->mask);
-	if (rc) {
-		dev_warn(&nq->pdev->dev,
-			 "QPLIB: set affinity failed; vector: %d nq_idx: %d\n",
-			 nq->vector, nq_idx);
-	}
-
-	nq->requested = true;
 	nq->bar_reg = NQ_CONS_PCI_BAR_REGION;
 	nq->bar_reg_off = bar_reg_offset;
 	nq_base = pci_resource_start(pdev, nq->bar_reg);
@@ -419,7 +439,13 @@ int bnxt_qplib_enable_nq(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq,
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail;
 	}
-	NQ_DB_REARM(nq->bar_reg_iomem, nq->hwq.cons, nq->hwq.max_elements);
+
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_nq_start_irq(nq, nq_idx, msix_vector, true);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(&nq->pdev->dev,
+			"QPLIB: Failed to request irq for nq-idx %d", nq_idx);
+		goto fail;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 fail:
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.h
index ade9f13c0fd1..72352ca80ace 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.h
@@ -467,7 +467,10 @@ struct bnxt_qplib_nq_work {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_cq    *cq;
 };
 
+void bnxt_qplib_nq_stop_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq, bool kill);
 void bnxt_qplib_disable_nq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq);
+int bnxt_qplib_nq_start_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq, int nq_indx,
+			    int msix_vector, bool need_init);
 int bnxt_qplib_enable_nq(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq,
 			 int nq_idx, int msix_vector, int bar_reg_offset,
 			 int (*cqn_handler)(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
index 80027a494730..2852d350ada1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
@@ -582,19 +582,29 @@ fail:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-void bnxt_qplib_disable_rcfw_channel(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw)
+void bnxt_qplib_rcfw_stop_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, bool kill)
 {
-	unsigned long indx;
-
-	/* Make sure the HW channel is stopped! */
-	synchronize_irq(rcfw->vector);
 	tasklet_disable(&rcfw->worker);
-	tasklet_kill(&rcfw->worker);
+	/* Mask h/w interrupts */
+	CREQ_DB(rcfw->creq_bar_reg_iomem, rcfw->creq.cons,
+		rcfw->creq.max_elements);
+	/* Sync with last running IRQ-handler */
+	synchronize_irq(rcfw->vector);
+	if (kill)
+		tasklet_kill(&rcfw->worker);
 
 	if (rcfw->requested) {
 		free_irq(rcfw->vector, rcfw);
 		rcfw->requested = false;
 	}
+}
+
+void bnxt_qplib_disable_rcfw_channel(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw)
+{
+	unsigned long indx;
+
+	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_stop_irq(rcfw, true);
+
 	if (rcfw->cmdq_bar_reg_iomem)
 		iounmap(rcfw->cmdq_bar_reg_iomem);
 	rcfw->cmdq_bar_reg_iomem = NULL;
@@ -614,6 +624,31 @@ void bnxt_qplib_disable_rcfw_channel(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw)
 	rcfw->vector = 0;
 }
 
+int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_start_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, int msix_vector,
+			      bool need_init)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	if (rcfw->requested)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	rcfw->vector = msix_vector;
+	if (need_init)
+		tasklet_init(&rcfw->worker,
+			     bnxt_qplib_service_creq, (unsigned long)rcfw);
+	else
+		tasklet_enable(&rcfw->worker);
+	rc = request_irq(rcfw->vector, bnxt_qplib_creq_irq, 0,
+			 "bnxt_qplib_creq", rcfw);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+	rcfw->requested = true;
+	CREQ_DB_REARM(rcfw->creq_bar_reg_iomem, rcfw->creq.cons,
+		      rcfw->creq.max_elements);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int bnxt_qplib_enable_rcfw_channel(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 				   struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 				   int msix_vector,
@@ -675,27 +710,17 @@ int bnxt_qplib_enable_rcfw_channel(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	rcfw->creq_qp_event_processed = 0;
 	rcfw->creq_func_event_processed = 0;
 
-	rcfw->vector = msix_vector;
 	if (aeq_handler)
 		rcfw->aeq_handler = aeq_handler;
+	init_waitqueue_head(&rcfw->waitq);
 
-	tasklet_init(&rcfw->worker, bnxt_qplib_service_creq,
-		     (unsigned long)rcfw);
-
-	rcfw->requested = false;
-	rc = request_irq(rcfw->vector, bnxt_qplib_creq_irq, 0,
-			 "bnxt_qplib_creq", rcfw);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_start_irq(rcfw, msix_vector, true);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
 			"QPLIB: Failed to request IRQ for CREQ rc = 0x%x", rc);
 		bnxt_qplib_disable_rcfw_channel(rcfw);
 		return rc;
 	}
-	rcfw->requested = true;
-
-	init_waitqueue_head(&rcfw->waitq);
-
-	CREQ_DB_REARM(rcfw->creq_bar_reg_iomem, 0, rcfw->creq.max_elements);
 
 	init.cmdq_pbl = cpu_to_le64(rcfw->cmdq.pbl[PBL_LVL_0].pg_map_arr[0]);
 	init.cmdq_size_cmdq_lvl = cpu_to_le16(
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h
index c7cce2e4185e..46416dfe8830 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw {
 void bnxt_qplib_free_rcfw_channel(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw);
 int bnxt_qplib_alloc_rcfw_channel(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 				  struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, int qp_tbl_sz);
+void bnxt_qplib_rcfw_stop_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, bool kill);
 void bnxt_qplib_disable_rcfw_channel(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw);
+int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_start_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, int msix_vector,
+			      bool need_init);
 int bnxt_qplib_enable_rcfw_channel(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 				   struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 				   int msix_vector,