diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
index 2c522572e3c5..bb19587c5eaf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
 
 /* constants */
 
+enum ipoib_flush_level {
+	IPOIB_FLUSH_LIGHT,
+	IPOIB_FLUSH_NORMAL,
+	IPOIB_FLUSH_HEAVY
+};
+
 enum {
 	IPOIB_ENCAP_LEN		  = 4,
 
@@ -284,10 +290,11 @@ struct ipoib_dev_priv {
 
 	struct delayed_work pkey_poll_task;
 	struct delayed_work mcast_task;
-	struct work_struct flush_task;
+	struct work_struct flush_light;
+	struct work_struct flush_normal;
+	struct work_struct flush_heavy;
 	struct work_struct restart_task;
 	struct delayed_work ah_reap_task;
-	struct work_struct pkey_event_task;
 
 	struct ib_device *ca;
 	u8		  port;
@@ -369,6 +376,7 @@ struct ipoib_path {
 
 	struct rb_node	      rb_node;
 	struct list_head      list;
+	int  		      valid;
 };
 
 struct ipoib_neigh {
@@ -433,11 +441,14 @@ void ipoib_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		struct ipoib_ah *address, u32 qpn);
 void ipoib_reap_ah(struct work_struct *work);
 
+void ipoib_mark_paths_invalid(struct net_device *dev);
 void ipoib_flush_paths(struct net_device *dev);
 struct ipoib_dev_priv *ipoib_intf_alloc(const char *format);
 
 int ipoib_ib_dev_init(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_device *ca, int port);
-void ipoib_ib_dev_flush(struct work_struct *work);
+void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_light(struct work_struct *work);
+void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_normal(struct work_struct *work);
+void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_heavy(struct work_struct *work);
 void ipoib_pkey_event(struct work_struct *work);
 void ipoib_ib_dev_cleanup(struct net_device *dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index 5d50e5261eed..66cafa20c246 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -902,7 +902,8 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_init(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_device *ca, int port)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void __ipoib_ib_dev_flush(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv, int pkey_event)
+static void __ipoib_ib_dev_flush(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv,
+				enum ipoib_flush_level level)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *cpriv;
 	struct net_device *dev = priv->dev;
@@ -915,7 +916,7 @@ static void __ipoib_ib_dev_flush(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv, int pkey_event)
 	 * the parent is down.
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(cpriv, &priv->child_intfs, list)
-		__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(cpriv, pkey_event);
+		__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(cpriv, level);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->vlan_mutex);
 
@@ -929,7 +930,7 @@ static void __ipoib_ib_dev_flush(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv, int pkey_event)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (pkey_event) {
+	if (level == IPOIB_FLUSH_HEAVY) {
 		if (ib_find_pkey(priv->ca, priv->port, priv->pkey, &new_index)) {
 			clear_bit(IPOIB_PKEY_ASSIGNED, &priv->flags);
 			ipoib_ib_dev_down(dev, 0);
@@ -947,11 +948,15 @@ static void __ipoib_ib_dev_flush(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv, int pkey_event)
 		priv->pkey_index = new_index;
 	}
 
-	ipoib_dbg(priv, "flushing\n");
+	if (level == IPOIB_FLUSH_LIGHT) {
+		ipoib_mark_paths_invalid(dev);
+		ipoib_mcast_dev_flush(dev);
+	}
 
-	ipoib_ib_dev_down(dev, 0);
+	if (level >= IPOIB_FLUSH_NORMAL)
+		ipoib_ib_dev_down(dev, 0);
 
-	if (pkey_event) {
+	if (level == IPOIB_FLUSH_HEAVY) {
 		ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev, 0);
 		ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev);
 	}
@@ -961,27 +966,34 @@ static void __ipoib_ib_dev_flush(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv, int pkey_event)
 	 * we get here, don't bring it back up if it's not configured up
 	 */
 	if (test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags)) {
-		ipoib_ib_dev_up(dev);
+		if (level >= IPOIB_FLUSH_NORMAL)
+			ipoib_ib_dev_up(dev);
 		ipoib_mcast_restart_task(&priv->restart_task);
 	}
 }
 
-void ipoib_ib_dev_flush(struct work_struct *work)
+void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_light(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv =
-		container_of(work, struct ipoib_dev_priv, flush_task);
+		container_of(work, struct ipoib_dev_priv, flush_light);
 
-	ipoib_dbg(priv, "Flushing %s\n", priv->dev->name);
-	__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(priv, 0);
+	__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(priv, IPOIB_FLUSH_LIGHT);
 }
 
-void ipoib_pkey_event(struct work_struct *work)
+void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_normal(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv =
-		container_of(work, struct ipoib_dev_priv, pkey_event_task);
+		container_of(work, struct ipoib_dev_priv, flush_normal);
 
-	ipoib_dbg(priv, "Flushing %s and restarting its QP\n", priv->dev->name);
-	__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(priv, 1);
+	__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(priv, IPOIB_FLUSH_NORMAL);
+}
+
+void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_heavy(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv =
+		container_of(work, struct ipoib_dev_priv, flush_heavy);
+
+	__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(priv, IPOIB_FLUSH_HEAVY);
 }
 
 void ipoib_ib_dev_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index fead88f7fb17..b3fd7e8333cf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -357,6 +357,23 @@ void ipoib_path_iter_read(struct ipoib_path_iter *iter,
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IPOIB_DEBUG */
 
+void ipoib_mark_paths_invalid(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct ipoib_path *path, *tp;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(path, tp, &priv->path_list, list) {
+		ipoib_dbg(priv, "mark path LID 0x%04x GID " IPOIB_GID_FMT " invalid\n",
+			be16_to_cpu(path->pathrec.dlid),
+			IPOIB_GID_ARG(path->pathrec.dgid));
+		path->valid =  0;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&priv->lock);
+}
+
 void ipoib_flush_paths(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -393,6 +410,7 @@ static void path_rec_completion(int status,
 	struct net_device *dev = path->dev;
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ipoib_ah *ah = NULL;
+	struct ipoib_ah *old_ah;
 	struct ipoib_neigh *neigh, *tn;
 	struct sk_buff_head skqueue;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -416,6 +434,7 @@ static void path_rec_completion(int status,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
+	old_ah   = path->ah;
 	path->ah = ah;
 
 	if (ah) {
@@ -428,6 +447,17 @@ static void path_rec_completion(int status,
 			__skb_queue_tail(&skqueue, skb);
 
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(neigh, tn, &path->neigh_list, list) {
+			if (neigh->ah) {
+				WARN_ON(neigh->ah != old_ah);
+				/*
+				 * Dropping the ah reference inside
+				 * priv->lock is safe here, because we
+				 * will hold one more reference from
+				 * the original value of path->ah (ie
+				 * old_ah).
+				 */
+				ipoib_put_ah(neigh->ah);
+			}
 			kref_get(&path->ah->ref);
 			neigh->ah = path->ah;
 			memcpy(&neigh->dgid.raw, &path->pathrec.dgid.raw,
@@ -450,6 +480,7 @@ static void path_rec_completion(int status,
 			while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&neigh->queue)))
 				__skb_queue_tail(&skqueue, skb);
 		}
+		path->valid = 1;
 	}
 
 	path->query = NULL;
@@ -457,6 +488,9 @@ static void path_rec_completion(int status,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
+	if (old_ah)
+		ipoib_put_ah(old_ah);
+
 	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&skqueue))) {
 		skb->dev = dev;
 		if (dev_queue_xmit(skb))
@@ -630,8 +664,9 @@ static void unicast_arp_send(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	spin_lock(&priv->lock);
 
 	path = __path_find(dev, phdr->hwaddr + 4);
-	if (!path) {
-		path = path_rec_create(dev, phdr->hwaddr + 4);
+	if (!path || !path->valid) {
+		if (!path)
+			path = path_rec_create(dev, phdr->hwaddr + 4);
 		if (path) {
 			/* put pseudoheader back on for next time */
 			skb_push(skb, sizeof *phdr);
@@ -1046,9 +1081,10 @@ static void ipoib_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->multicast_list);
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->pkey_poll_task, ipoib_pkey_poll);
-	INIT_WORK(&priv->pkey_event_task, ipoib_pkey_event);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->mcast_task,   ipoib_mcast_join_task);
-	INIT_WORK(&priv->flush_task,   ipoib_ib_dev_flush);
+	INIT_WORK(&priv->flush_light,   ipoib_ib_dev_flush_light);
+	INIT_WORK(&priv->flush_normal,   ipoib_ib_dev_flush_normal);
+	INIT_WORK(&priv->flush_heavy,   ipoib_ib_dev_flush_heavy);
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->restart_task, ipoib_mcast_restart_task);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->ah_reap_task, ipoib_reap_ah);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
index 7b8fa36f509b..96f9aa79cbbe 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
@@ -290,15 +290,17 @@ void ipoib_event(struct ib_event_handler *handler,
 	if (record->element.port_num != priv->port)
 		return;
 
-	if (record->event == IB_EVENT_PORT_ERR    ||
-	    record->event == IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE ||
-	    record->event == IB_EVENT_LID_CHANGE  ||
-	    record->event == IB_EVENT_SM_CHANGE   ||
+	ipoib_dbg(priv, "Event %d on device %s port %d\n", record->event,
+		  record->device->name, record->element.port_num);
+
+	if (record->event == IB_EVENT_SM_CHANGE ||
 	    record->event == IB_EVENT_CLIENT_REREGISTER) {
-		ipoib_dbg(priv, "Port state change event\n");
-		queue_work(ipoib_workqueue, &priv->flush_task);
+		queue_work(ipoib_workqueue, &priv->flush_light);
+	} else if (record->event == IB_EVENT_PORT_ERR ||
+		   record->event == IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE ||
+		   record->event == IB_EVENT_LID_CHANGE) {
+		queue_work(ipoib_workqueue, &priv->flush_normal);
 	} else if (record->event == IB_EVENT_PKEY_CHANGE) {
-		ipoib_dbg(priv, "P_Key change event on port:%d\n", priv->port);
-		queue_work(ipoib_workqueue, &priv->pkey_event_task);
+		queue_work(ipoib_workqueue, &priv->flush_heavy);
 	}
 }