diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
index 82adc0d1d30e..43512347b4f0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ struct ib_cq *mlx4_ib_create_cq(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev = to_mdev(ibdev);
 	struct mlx4_ib_cq *cq;
 	struct mlx4_uar *uar;
+	void *buf_addr;
 	int err;
 
 	if (entries < 1 || entries > dev->dev->caps.max_cqes)
@@ -211,6 +212,8 @@ struct ib_cq *mlx4_ib_create_cq(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 			goto err_cq;
 		}
 
+		buf_addr = (void *)(unsigned long)ucmd.buf_addr;
+
 		err = mlx4_ib_get_cq_umem(dev, context, &cq->buf, &cq->umem,
 					  ucmd.buf_addr, entries);
 		if (err)
@@ -237,6 +240,8 @@ struct ib_cq *mlx4_ib_create_cq(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 		if (err)
 			goto err_db;
 
+		buf_addr = &cq->buf.buf;
+
 		uar = &dev->priv_uar;
 		cq->mcq.usage = MLX4_RES_USAGE_DRIVER;
 	}
@@ -246,7 +251,9 @@ struct ib_cq *mlx4_ib_create_cq(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 
 	err = mlx4_cq_alloc(dev->dev, entries, &cq->buf.mtt, uar,
 			    cq->db.dma, &cq->mcq, vector, 0,
-			    !!(cq->create_flags & IB_UVERBS_CQ_FLAGS_TIMESTAMP_COMPLETION));
+			    !!(cq->create_flags &
+			       IB_UVERBS_CQ_FLAGS_TIMESTAMP_COMPLETION),
+			    buf_addr, !!context);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_dbmap;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cq.c
index d8e9a323122e..db909b6069b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cq.c
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ void mlx4_cq_event(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u32 cqn, int event_type)
 }
 
 static int mlx4_SW2HW_CQ(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_cmd_mailbox *mailbox,
-			 int cq_num)
+			 int cq_num, u8 opmod)
 {
-	return mlx4_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, cq_num, 0,
+	return mlx4_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, cq_num, opmod,
 			MLX4_CMD_SW2HW_CQ, MLX4_CMD_TIME_CLASS_A,
 			MLX4_CMD_WRAPPED);
 }
@@ -287,11 +287,61 @@ static void mlx4_cq_free_icm(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int cqn)
 		__mlx4_cq_free_icm(dev, cqn);
 }
 
+static int mlx4_init_user_cqes(void *buf, int entries, int cqe_size)
+{
+	int entries_per_copy = PAGE_SIZE / cqe_size;
+	void *init_ents;
+	int err = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	init_ents = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!init_ents)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* Populate a list of CQ entries to reduce the number of
+	 * copy_to_user calls. 0xcc is the initialization value
+	 * required by the FW.
+	 */
+	memset(init_ents, 0xcc, PAGE_SIZE);
+
+	if (entries_per_copy < entries) {
+		for (i = 0; i < entries / entries_per_copy; i++) {
+			err = copy_to_user(buf, init_ents, PAGE_SIZE);
+			if (err)
+				goto out;
+
+			buf += PAGE_SIZE;
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = copy_to_user(buf, init_ents, entries * cqe_size);
+	}
+
+out:
+	kfree(init_ents);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void mlx4_init_kernel_cqes(struct mlx4_buf *buf,
+				  int entries,
+				  int cqe_size)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (buf->nbufs == 1)
+		memset(buf->direct.buf, 0xcc, entries * cqe_size);
+	else
+		for (i = 0; i < buf->npages; i++)
+			memset(buf->page_list[i].buf, 0xcc,
+			       1UL << buf->page_shift);
+}
+
 int mlx4_cq_alloc(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int nent,
 		  struct mlx4_mtt *mtt, struct mlx4_uar *uar, u64 db_rec,
 		  struct mlx4_cq *cq, unsigned vector, int collapsed,
-		  int timestamp_en)
+		  int timestamp_en, void *buf_addr, bool user_cq)
 {
+	bool sw_cq_init = dev->caps.flags2 & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_SW_CQ_INIT;
 	struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx4_cq_table *cq_table = &priv->cq_table;
 	struct mlx4_cmd_mailbox *mailbox;
@@ -336,7 +386,20 @@ int mlx4_cq_alloc(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int nent,
 	cq_context->mtt_base_addr_l = cpu_to_be32(mtt_addr & 0xffffffff);
 	cq_context->db_rec_addr     = cpu_to_be64(db_rec);
 
-	err = mlx4_SW2HW_CQ(dev, mailbox, cq->cqn);
+	if (sw_cq_init) {
+		if (user_cq) {
+			err = mlx4_init_user_cqes(buf_addr, nent,
+						  dev->caps.cqe_size);
+			if (err)
+				sw_cq_init = false;
+		} else {
+			mlx4_init_kernel_cqes(buf_addr, nent,
+					      dev->caps.cqe_size);
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = mlx4_SW2HW_CQ(dev, mailbox, cq->cqn, sw_cq_init);
+
 	mlx4_free_cmd_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_radix;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
index 1e487acb4667..062a88fcc5d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int mlx4_en_activate_cq(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv, struct mlx4_en_cq *cq,
 	cq->mcq.usage = MLX4_RES_USAGE_DRIVER;
 	err = mlx4_cq_alloc(mdev->dev, cq->size, &cq->wqres.mtt,
 			    &mdev->priv_uar, cq->wqres.db.dma, &cq->mcq,
-			    cq->vector, 0, timestamp_en);
+			    cq->vector, 0, timestamp_en, &cq->wqres.buf, false);
 	if (err)
 		goto free_eq;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/fw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/fw.c
index babcfd9c0571..7df728f1e5b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/fw.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ static void dump_dev_cap_flags2(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u64 flags)
 		[37] = "sl to vl mapping table change event support",
 		[38] = "user MAC support",
 		[39] = "Report driver version to FW support",
+		[40] = "SW CQ initialization support",
 	};
 	int i;
 
@@ -1098,6 +1099,8 @@ int mlx4_QUERY_DEV_CAP(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_dev_cap *dev_cap)
 		dev_cap->flags2 |= MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_FSM;
 	if (field32 & (1 << 21))
 		dev_cap->flags2 |= MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_80_VFS;
+	if (field32 & (1 << 23))
+		dev_cap->flags2 |= MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_SW_CQ_INIT;
 
 	for (i = 1; i <= dev_cap->num_ports; i++) {
 		err = mlx4_QUERY_PORT(dev, i, dev_cap->port_cap + i);
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
index dca6ab4eaa99..36e412c3d657 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ enum {
 	MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_SL_TO_VL_CHANGE_EVENT = 1ULL << 37,
 	MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_USER_MAC_EN		= 1ULL << 38,
 	MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_DRIVER_VERSION_TO_FW = 1ULL << 39,
+	MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_SW_CQ_INIT           = 1ULL << 40,
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -1136,7 +1137,8 @@ void mlx4_free_hwq_res(struct mlx4_dev *mdev, struct mlx4_hwq_resources *wqres,
 
 int mlx4_cq_alloc(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int nent, struct mlx4_mtt *mtt,
 		  struct mlx4_uar *uar, u64 db_rec, struct mlx4_cq *cq,
-		  unsigned vector, int collapsed, int timestamp_en);
+		  unsigned int vector, int collapsed, int timestamp_en,
+		  void *buf_addr, bool user_cq);
 void mlx4_cq_free(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_cq *cq);
 int mlx4_qp_reserve_range(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int cnt, int align,
 			  int *base, u8 flags, u8 usage);