diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
index 235bdbc706ac..0477c14633ab 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
@@ -3008,8 +3008,7 @@ send_last:
 		wc.dlid_path_bits = 0;
 		wc.port_num = 0;
 		/* Signal completion event if the solicited bit is set. */
-		rvt_cq_enter(ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.recv_cq), &wc,
-			     ib_bth_is_solicited(ohdr));
+		rvt_recv_cq(qp, &wc, ib_bth_is_solicited(ohdr));
 		break;
 
 	case OP(RDMA_WRITE_ONLY):
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/uc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/uc.c
index 4ed4fcfabd6c..0c77f18120ed 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/uc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/uc.c
@@ -476,8 +476,7 @@ last_imm:
 		wc.dlid_path_bits = 0;
 		wc.port_num = 0;
 		/* Signal completion event if the solicited bit is set. */
-		rvt_cq_enter(ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.recv_cq), &wc,
-			     ib_bth_is_solicited(ohdr));
+		rvt_recv_cq(qp, &wc, ib_bth_is_solicited(ohdr));
 		break;
 
 	case OP(RDMA_WRITE_FIRST):
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/ud.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/ud.c
index 4cb0fce5c096..e16d499cfd1e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/ud.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/ud.c
@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ static void ud_loopback(struct rvt_qp *sqp, struct rvt_swqe *swqe)
 	wc.dlid_path_bits = rdma_ah_get_dlid(ah_attr) & ((1 << ppd->lmc) - 1);
 	wc.port_num = qp->port_num;
 	/* Signal completion event if the solicited bit is set. */
-	rvt_cq_enter(ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.recv_cq), &wc,
-		     swqe->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SOLICITED);
+	rvt_recv_cq(qp, &wc, swqe->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SOLICITED);
 	ibp->rvp.n_loop_pkts++;
 bail_unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->r_lock, flags);
@@ -1061,7 +1060,7 @@ void hfi1_ud_rcv(struct hfi1_packet *packet)
 		dlid & ((1 << ppd_from_ibp(ibp)->lmc) - 1);
 	wc.port_num = qp->port_num;
 	/* Signal completion event if the solicited bit is set. */
-	rvt_cq_enter(ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.recv_cq), &wc, solicited);
+	rvt_recv_cq(qp, &wc, solicited);
 	return;
 
 drop:
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c
index 8d9a94d6f685..1d5e2d4ee257 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c
@@ -1891,8 +1891,7 @@ send_last:
 		wc.dlid_path_bits = 0;
 		wc.port_num = 0;
 		/* Signal completion event if the solicited bit is set. */
-		rvt_cq_enter(ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.recv_cq), &wc,
-			     ib_bth_is_solicited(ohdr));
+		rvt_recv_cq(qp, &wc, ib_bth_is_solicited(ohdr));
 		break;
 
 	case OP(RDMA_WRITE_FIRST):
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_uc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_uc.c
index 30c70ad0f4bf..e17b91e2c22a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_uc.c
@@ -400,8 +400,7 @@ last_imm:
 		wc.dlid_path_bits = 0;
 		wc.port_num = 0;
 		/* Signal completion event if the solicited bit is set. */
-		rvt_cq_enter(ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.recv_cq), &wc,
-			     ib_bth_is_solicited(ohdr));
+		rvt_recv_cq(qp, &wc, ib_bth_is_solicited(ohdr));
 		break;
 
 	case OP(RDMA_WRITE_FIRST):
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_ud.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_ud.c
index 5cdedba2d164..32ad0b635fc6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_ud.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_ud.c
@@ -210,8 +210,7 @@ static void qib_ud_loopback(struct rvt_qp *sqp, struct rvt_swqe *swqe)
 	wc.dlid_path_bits = rdma_ah_get_dlid(ah_attr) & ((1 << ppd->lmc) - 1);
 	wc.port_num = qp->port_num;
 	/* Signal completion event if the solicited bit is set. */
-	rvt_cq_enter(ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.recv_cq), &wc,
-		     swqe->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SOLICITED);
+	rvt_recv_cq(qp, &wc, swqe->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SOLICITED);
 	ibp->rvp.n_loop_pkts++;
 bail_unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->r_lock, flags);
@@ -573,8 +572,7 @@ void qib_ud_rcv(struct qib_ibport *ibp, struct ib_header *hdr,
 		dlid & ((1 << ppd_from_ibp(ibp)->lmc) - 1);
 	wc.port_num = qp->port_num;
 	/* Signal completion event if the solicited bit is set. */
-	rvt_cq_enter(ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.recv_cq), &wc,
-		     ib_bth_is_solicited(ohdr));
+	rvt_recv_cq(qp, &wc, ib_bth_is_solicited(ohdr));
 	return;
 
 drop:
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c
index 2602ad8b8cb0..fac87b13329d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c
@@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *comp_vector_wq;
  * @solicited: true if @entry is solicited
  *
  * This may be called with qp->s_lock held.
+ *
+ * Return: return true on success, else return
+ * false if cq is full.
  */
-void rvt_cq_enter(struct rvt_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *entry, bool solicited)
+bool rvt_cq_enter(struct rvt_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *entry, bool solicited)
 {
 	struct ib_uverbs_wc *uqueue = NULL;
 	struct ib_wc *kqueue = NULL;
@@ -97,7 +100,12 @@ void rvt_cq_enter(struct rvt_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *entry, bool solicited)
 		next = head + 1;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(next == tail)) {
+	if (unlikely(next == tail || cq->cq_full)) {
+		struct rvt_dev_info *rdi = cq->rdi;
+
+		if (!cq->cq_full)
+			rvt_pr_err_ratelimited(rdi, "CQ is full!\n");
+		cq->cq_full = true;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cq->lock, flags);
 		if (cq->ibcq.event_handler) {
 			struct ib_event ev;
@@ -107,7 +115,7 @@ void rvt_cq_enter(struct rvt_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *entry, bool solicited)
 			ev.event = IB_EVENT_CQ_ERR;
 			cq->ibcq.event_handler(&ev, cq->ibcq.cq_context);
 		}
-		return;
+		return false;
 	}
 	trace_rvt_cq_enter(cq, entry, head);
 	if (uqueue) {
@@ -146,6 +154,7 @@ void rvt_cq_enter(struct rvt_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *entry, bool solicited)
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cq->lock, flags);
+	return true;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rvt_cq_enter);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
index 200b292be63e..17e192a2c8b6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
@@ -3103,8 +3103,7 @@ do_write:
 	wc.sl = rdma_ah_get_sl(&qp->remote_ah_attr);
 	wc.port_num = 1;
 	/* Signal completion event if the solicited bit is set. */
-	rvt_cq_enter(ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.recv_cq), &wc,
-		     wqe->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SOLICITED);
+	rvt_recv_cq(qp, &wc, wqe->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SOLICITED);
 
 send_comp:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->r_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.h
index 0675ea6c3872..d19ff817c2c7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.h
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@
 		     fmt, \
 		     ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+#define rvt_pr_err_ratelimited(rdi, fmt, ...) \
+	__rvt_pr_err_ratelimited((rdi)->driver_f.get_pci_dev(rdi), \
+				 rvt_get_ibdev_name(rdi), \
+				 fmt, \
+				 ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
 #define __rvt_pr_info(pdev, name, fmt, ...) \
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "%s: " fmt, name, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
@@ -87,6 +93,9 @@
 #define __rvt_pr_err(pdev, name, fmt, ...) \
 	dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: " fmt, name, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+#define __rvt_pr_err_ratelimited(pdev, name, fmt, ...) \
+	dev_err_ratelimited(&(pdev)->dev, "%s: " fmt, name, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
 static inline int ibport_num_to_idx(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num)
 {
 	struct rvt_dev_info *rdi = ib_to_rvt(ibdev);
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdmavt_cq.h b/include/rdma/rdmavt_cq.h
index ab22860a63e2..04c519ef6d71 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdmavt_cq.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdmavt_cq.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ struct rvt_cq {
 	spinlock_t lock; /* protect changes in this struct */
 	u8 notify;
 	u8 triggered;
+	u8 cq_full;
 	int comp_vector_cpu;
 	struct rvt_dev_info *rdi;
 	struct rvt_cq_wc *queue;
@@ -105,6 +106,6 @@ static inline struct rvt_cq *ibcq_to_rvtcq(struct ib_cq *ibcq)
 	return container_of(ibcq, struct rvt_cq, ibcq);
 }
 
-void rvt_cq_enter(struct rvt_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *entry, bool solicited);
+bool rvt_cq_enter(struct rvt_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *entry, bool solicited);
 
 #endif          /* DEF_RDMAVT_INCCQH */
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h b/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
index de5915b244be..e4be869c4f21 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
@@ -718,6 +718,48 @@ rvt_qp_swqe_incr(struct rvt_qp *qp, u32 val)
 	return val;
 }
 
+int rvt_error_qp(struct rvt_qp *qp, enum ib_wc_status err);
+
+/**
+ * rvt_recv_cq - add a new entry to completion queue
+ *			by receive queue
+ * @qp: receive queue
+ * @wc: work completion entry to add
+ * @solicited: true if @entry is solicited
+ *
+ * This is wrapper function for rvt_enter_cq function call by
+ * receive queue. If rvt_cq_enter return false, it means cq is
+ * full and the qp is put into error state.
+ */
+static inline void rvt_recv_cq(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct ib_wc *wc,
+			       bool solicited)
+{
+	struct rvt_cq *cq = ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.recv_cq);
+
+	if (unlikely(!rvt_cq_enter(cq, wc, solicited)))
+		rvt_error_qp(qp, IB_WC_LOC_QP_OP_ERR);
+}
+
+/**
+ * rvt_send_cq - add a new entry to completion queue
+ *                        by send queue
+ * @qp: send queue
+ * @wc: work completion entry to add
+ * @solicited: true if @entry is solicited
+ *
+ * This is wrapper function for rvt_enter_cq function call by
+ * send queue. If rvt_cq_enter return false, it means cq is
+ * full and the qp is put into error state.
+ */
+static inline void rvt_send_cq(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct ib_wc *wc,
+			       bool solicited)
+{
+	struct rvt_cq *cq = ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.send_cq);
+
+	if (unlikely(!rvt_cq_enter(cq, wc, solicited)))
+		rvt_error_qp(qp, IB_WC_LOC_QP_OP_ERR);
+}
+
 /**
  * rvt_qp_complete_swqe - insert send completion
  * @qp - the qp
@@ -768,9 +810,7 @@ rvt_qp_complete_swqe(struct rvt_qp *qp,
 			.qp = &qp->ibqp,
 			.byte_len = byte_len,
 		};
-
-		rvt_cq_enter(ibcq_to_rvtcq(qp->ibqp.send_cq), &w,
-			     status != IB_WC_SUCCESS);
+		rvt_send_cq(qp, &w, status != IB_WC_SUCCESS);
 	}
 	return last;
 }
@@ -780,7 +820,6 @@ extern const int  ib_rvt_state_ops[];
 struct rvt_dev_info;
 int rvt_get_rwqe(struct rvt_qp *qp, bool wr_id_only);
 void rvt_comm_est(struct rvt_qp *qp);
-int rvt_error_qp(struct rvt_qp *qp, enum ib_wc_status err);
 void rvt_rc_error(struct rvt_qp *qp, enum ib_wc_status err);
 unsigned long rvt_rnr_tbl_to_usec(u32 index);
 enum hrtimer_restart rvt_rc_rnr_retry(struct hrtimer *t);