diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cq.c
index 2efe825689e3e..19e36e52181be 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cq.c
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ib_alloc_cq_any);
  */
 void ib_free_cq(struct ib_cq *cq)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&cq->usecnt)))
 		return;
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(cq->cqe_used))
@@ -340,8 +342,9 @@ void ib_free_cq(struct ib_cq *cq)
 
 	rdma_dim_destroy(cq);
 	trace_cq_free(cq);
+	ret = cq->device->ops.destroy_cq(cq, NULL);
+	WARN_ONCE(ret, "Destroy of kernel CQ shouldn't fail");
 	rdma_restrack_del(&cq->res);
-	cq->device->ops.destroy_cq(cq, NULL);
 	kfree(cq->wc);
 	kfree(cq);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index 1b0ea945756f0..2e397d18dbf44 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -2016,16 +2016,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_set_cq_moderation);
 
 int ib_destroy_cq_user(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(cq->shared))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&cq->usecnt))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	ret = cq->device->ops.destroy_cq(cq, udata);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	rdma_restrack_del(&cq->res);
-	cq->device->ops.destroy_cq(cq, udata);
 	kfree(cq);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_destroy_cq_user);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
index cb6e873039df5..9f69abf01d331 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
@@ -2714,7 +2714,7 @@ int bnxt_re_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ib_qp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 }
 
 /* Completion Queues */
-void bnxt_re_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int bnxt_re_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct bnxt_re_cq *cq;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq;
@@ -2730,6 +2730,7 @@ void bnxt_re_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	atomic_dec(&rdev->cq_count);
 	nq->budget--;
 	kfree(cq->cql);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int bnxt_re_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
index e5fbbeba6d28d..f4a0ded67a8aa 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int bnxt_re_post_recv(struct ib_qp *qp, const struct ib_recv_wr *recv_wr,
 		      const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr);
 int bnxt_re_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		      struct ib_udata *udata);
-void bnxt_re_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int bnxt_re_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int bnxt_re_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
 int bnxt_re_req_notify_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags);
 struct ib_mr *bnxt_re_get_dma_mr(struct ib_pd *pd, int mr_access_flags);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c
index b1bb61c65f4f6..7b076fc23cf38 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ int c4iw_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc)
 	return !err || err == -ENODATA ? npolled : err;
 }
 
-void c4iw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int c4iw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct c4iw_cq *chp;
 	struct c4iw_ucontext *ucontext;
@@ -985,6 +985,7 @@ void c4iw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 		   ucontext ? &ucontext->uctx : &chp->cq.rdev->uctx,
 		   chp->destroy_skb, chp->wr_waitp);
 	c4iw_put_wr_wait(chp->wr_waitp);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int c4iw_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
index e8e11bd95e429..de0f278e31501 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ struct ib_mr *c4iw_reg_user_mr(struct ib_pd *pd, u64 start,
 					   struct ib_udata *udata);
 struct ib_mr *c4iw_get_dma_mr(struct ib_pd *pd, int acc);
 int c4iw_dereg_mr(struct ib_mr *ib_mr, struct ib_udata *udata);
-void c4iw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int c4iw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int c4iw_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		   struct ib_udata *udata);
 int c4iw_arm_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa.h
index 1889dd172a252..05f593940e7b0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int efa_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_udata *udata);
 struct ib_qp *efa_create_qp(struct ib_pd *ibpd,
 			    struct ib_qp_init_attr *init_attr,
 			    struct ib_udata *udata);
-void efa_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int efa_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int efa_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		  struct ib_udata *udata);
 struct ib_mr *efa_reg_mr(struct ib_pd *ibpd, u64 start, u64 length,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c
index 7dd082441333c..bd2caa2353c75 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ static int efa_destroy_cq_idx(struct efa_dev *dev, int cq_idx)
 	return efa_com_destroy_cq(&dev->edev, &params);
 }
 
-void efa_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int efa_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct efa_dev *dev = to_edev(ibcq->device);
 	struct efa_cq *cq = to_ecq(ibcq);
@@ -856,6 +856,7 @@ void efa_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	efa_destroy_cq_idx(dev, cq->cq_idx);
 	efa_free_mapped(dev, cq->cpu_addr, cq->dma_addr, cq->size,
 			DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int cq_mmap_entries_setup(struct efa_dev *dev, struct efa_cq *cq,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_cq.c
index e87d616f79882..c5acf3332519b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_cq.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int hns_roce_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void hns_roce_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int hns_roce_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(ib_cq->device);
 	struct hns_roce_cq *hr_cq = to_hr_cq(ib_cq);
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ void hns_roce_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	free_cq_buf(hr_dev, hr_cq);
 	free_cq_db(hr_dev, hr_cq, udata);
 	free_cqc(hr_dev, hr_cq);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void hns_roce_cq_completion(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev, u32 cqn)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
index c69453a62767c..77ca55b559a0a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ struct hns_roce_hw {
 	int (*poll_cq)(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
 	int (*dereg_mr)(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev, struct hns_roce_mr *mr,
 			struct ib_udata *udata);
-	void (*destroy_cq)(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+	int (*destroy_cq)(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 	int (*modify_cq)(struct ib_cq *cq, u16 cq_count, u16 cq_period);
 	int (*init_eq)(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev);
 	void (*cleanup_eq)(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev);
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ int to_hr_qp_type(int qp_type);
 int hns_roce_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		       struct ib_udata *udata);
 
-void hns_roce_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int hns_roce_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int hns_roce_db_map_user(struct hns_roce_ucontext *context,
 			 struct ib_udata *udata, unsigned long virt,
 			 struct hns_roce_db *db);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c
index cf39f560b8001..87c93f303b9a8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c
@@ -3573,7 +3573,7 @@ int hns_roce_v1_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void hns_roce_v1_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+static int hns_roce_v1_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(ibcq->device);
 	struct hns_roce_cq *hr_cq = to_hr_cq(ibcq);
@@ -3604,6 +3604,7 @@ static void hns_roce_v1_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 		}
 		wait_time++;
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void set_eq_cons_index_v1(struct hns_roce_eq *eq, int req_not)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
index 19af29a48c559..c3087b8738ed7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ void i40iw_cq_wq_destroy(struct i40iw_device *iwdev, struct i40iw_sc_cq *cq)
  * @ib_cq: cq pointer
  * @udata: user data or NULL for kernel object
  */
-static void i40iw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+static int i40iw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct i40iw_cq *iwcq;
 	struct i40iw_device *iwdev;
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ static void i40iw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ib_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	i40iw_cq_wq_destroy(iwdev, cq);
 	cq_free_resources(iwdev, iwcq);
 	i40iw_rem_devusecount(iwdev);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
index f8b936b76dcdf..3851316407ceb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ int mlx4_ib_resize_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int entries, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	return err;
 }
 
-void mlx4_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int mlx4_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev = to_mdev(cq->device);
 	struct mlx4_ib_cq *mcq = to_mcq(cq);
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ void mlx4_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 		mlx4_db_free(dev->dev, &mcq->db);
 	}
 	ib_umem_release(mcq->umem);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void dump_cqe(void *cqe)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
index 5ec3b747c1aea..bac526a703173 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ int mlx4_ib_modify_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, u16 cq_count, u16 cq_period);
 int mlx4_ib_resize_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int entries, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int mlx4_ib_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		      struct ib_udata *udata);
-void mlx4_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int mlx4_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int mlx4_ib_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
 int mlx4_ib_arm_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags);
 void __mlx4_ib_cq_clean(struct mlx4_ib_cq *cq, u32 qpn, struct mlx4_ib_srq *srq);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c
index 3ca379513d0e6..ec634085e1d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c
@@ -1024,16 +1024,21 @@ int mlx5_ib_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-void mlx5_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int mlx5_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev = to_mdev(cq->device);
 	struct mlx5_ib_cq *mcq = to_mcq(cq);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = mlx5_core_destroy_cq(dev->mdev, &mcq->mcq);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	mlx5_core_destroy_cq(dev->mdev, &mcq->mcq);
 	if (udata)
 		destroy_cq_user(mcq, udata);
 	else
 		destroy_cq_kernel(dev, mcq);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int is_equal_rsn(struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe64, u32 rsn)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
index 5dbe3eb0d9cb9..3825cdec6ac68 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ int mlx5_ib_read_wqe_srq(struct mlx5_ib_srq *srq, int wqe_index, void *buffer,
 			 size_t buflen, size_t *bc);
 int mlx5_ib_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		      struct ib_udata *udata);
-void mlx5_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int mlx5_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int mlx5_ib_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
 int mlx5_ib_arm_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags);
 int mlx5_ib_modify_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, u16 cq_count, u16 cq_period);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
index 9fa2f9164a47b..2ad15adf304e5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static int mthca_resize_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int entries, struct ib_udata *uda
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void mthca_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+static int mthca_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	if (udata) {
 		struct mthca_ucontext *context =
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ static void mthca_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 				    to_mcq(cq)->set_ci_db_index);
 	}
 	mthca_free_cq(to_mdev(cq->device), to_mcq(cq));
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline u32 convert_access(int acc)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
index d11c74390a124..927c70d1ffbc3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ static void ocrdma_flush_cq(struct ocrdma_cq *cq)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cq->cq_lock, flags);
 }
 
-void ocrdma_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int ocrdma_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct ocrdma_cq *cq = get_ocrdma_cq(ibcq);
 	struct ocrdma_eq *eq = NULL;
@@ -1081,6 +1081,7 @@ void ocrdma_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 				ocrdma_get_db_addr(dev, pdid),
 				dev->nic_info.db_page_size);
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ocrdma_add_qpn_map(struct ocrdma_dev *dev, struct ocrdma_qp *qp)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.h
index 3a5010881be5b..c46412dff924a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void ocrdma_dealloc_pd(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int ocrdma_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		     struct ib_udata *udata);
 int ocrdma_resize_cq(struct ib_cq *, int cqe, struct ib_udata *);
-void ocrdma_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int ocrdma_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 
 struct ib_qp *ocrdma_create_qp(struct ib_pd *,
 			       struct ib_qp_init_attr *attrs,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
index 1a7f1f805be3e..8092821680438 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ int qedr_resize_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int new_cnt, struct ib_udata *udata)
 #define QEDR_DESTROY_CQ_MAX_ITERATIONS		(10)
 #define QEDR_DESTROY_CQ_ITER_DURATION		(10)
 
-void qedr_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int qedr_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct qedr_dev *dev = get_qedr_dev(ibcq->device);
 	struct qed_rdma_destroy_cq_out_params oparams;
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ void qedr_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	/* GSIs CQs are handled by driver, so they don't exist in the FW */
 	if (cq->cq_type == QEDR_CQ_TYPE_GSI) {
 		qedr_db_recovery_del(dev, cq->db_addr, &cq->db.data);
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	iparams.icid = cq->icid;
@@ -1113,6 +1113,7 @@ void qedr_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	 * Since the destroy CQ ramrod has also been received on the EQ we can
 	 * be certain that there's no event handler in process.
 	 */
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int get_gid_info_from_table(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h
index 5e02387e068d1..e0db3bc1653e2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void qedr_dealloc_pd(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int qedr_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		   struct ib_udata *udata);
 int qedr_resize_cq(struct ib_cq *, int cqe, struct ib_udata *);
-void qedr_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int qedr_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int qedr_arm_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags);
 struct ib_qp *qedr_create_qp(struct ib_pd *, struct ib_qp_init_attr *attrs,
 			     struct ib_udata *);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
index b8a77ce115908..586ff16be1bb3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
@@ -596,9 +596,9 @@ int usnic_ib_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void usnic_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int usnic_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
-	return;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 struct ib_mr *usnic_ib_reg_mr(struct ib_pd *pd, u64 start, u64 length,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.h
index 2aedf78c13cf2..f13b08c59b9a3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int usnic_ib_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
 				int attr_mask, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int usnic_ib_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		       struct ib_udata *udata);
-void usnic_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int usnic_ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 struct ib_mr *usnic_ib_reg_mr(struct ib_pd *pd, u64 start, u64 length,
 				u64 virt_addr, int access_flags,
 				struct ib_udata *udata);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_cq.c
index 4f6cc0de7ef95..6d3e6389e47da 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_cq.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static void pvrdma_free_cq(struct pvrdma_dev *dev, struct pvrdma_cq *cq)
  * @cq: the completion queue to destroy.
  * @udata: user data or null for kernel object
  */
-void pvrdma_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int pvrdma_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct pvrdma_cq *vcq = to_vcq(cq);
 	union pvrdma_cmd_req req;
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ void pvrdma_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 
 	pvrdma_free_cq(dev, vcq);
 	atomic_dec(&dev->num_cqs);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline struct pvrdma_cqe *get_cqe(struct pvrdma_cq *cq, int i)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h
index 267702226f108..af36e9f767eed 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.h
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ int pvrdma_map_mr_sg(struct ib_mr *ibmr, struct scatterlist *sg,
 		     int sg_nents, unsigned int *sg_offset);
 int pvrdma_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		     struct ib_udata *udata);
-void pvrdma_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int pvrdma_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int pvrdma_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
 int pvrdma_req_notify_cq(struct ib_cq *cq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags);
 int pvrdma_create_ah(struct ib_ah *ah, struct rdma_ah_init_attr *init_attr,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c
index 04d2e72017fed..19248be140933 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ int rvt_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
  *
  * Called by ib_destroy_cq() in the generic verbs code.
  */
-void rvt_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int rvt_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct rvt_cq *cq = ibcq_to_rvtcq(ibcq);
 	struct rvt_dev_info *rdi = cq->rdi;
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ void rvt_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 		kref_put(&cq->ip->ref, rvt_release_mmap_info);
 	else
 		vfree(cq->kqueue);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.h
index 5e26a2eb19a4c..feb01e7ee0044 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/cq.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 int rvt_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		  struct ib_udata *udata);
-void rvt_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int rvt_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int rvt_req_notify_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags notify_flags);
 int rvt_resize_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int cqe, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int rvt_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *entry);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
index 00ba6fb1e6763..452748b3854b5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
@@ -816,13 +816,14 @@ static int rxe_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 	return rxe_add_to_pool(&rxe->cq_pool, &cq->pelem);
 }
 
-static void rxe_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+static int rxe_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct rxe_cq *cq = to_rcq(ibcq);
 
 	rxe_cq_disable(cq);
 
 	rxe_drop_ref(cq);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int rxe_resize_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int cqe, struct ib_udata *udata)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
index 987e2ba05dbc0..7e657f90ca4f4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ int siw_post_receive(struct ib_qp *base_qp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 	return rv > 0 ? 0 : rv;
 }
 
-void siw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *base_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+int siw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *base_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct siw_cq *cq = to_siw_cq(base_cq);
 	struct siw_device *sdev = to_siw_dev(base_cq->device);
@@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ void siw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *base_cq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	atomic_dec(&sdev->num_cq);
 
 	vfree(cq->queue);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.h
index 1a731989fad60..b0b7488869104 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int siw_post_send(struct ib_qp *base_qp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 		  const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr);
 int siw_post_receive(struct ib_qp *base_qp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 		     const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr);
-void siw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *base_cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int siw_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *base_cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int siw_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *base_cq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc);
 int siw_req_notify_cq(struct ib_cq *base_cq, enum ib_cq_notify_flags flags);
 struct ib_mr *siw_reg_user_mr(struct ib_pd *base_pd, u64 start, u64 len,
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index bfd1f38c495c7..d7809f203715f 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -2465,7 +2465,7 @@ struct ib_device_ops {
 	int (*create_cq)(struct ib_cq *cq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 			 struct ib_udata *udata);
 	int (*modify_cq)(struct ib_cq *cq, u16 cq_count, u16 cq_period);
-	void (*destroy_cq)(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+	int (*destroy_cq)(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 	int (*resize_cq)(struct ib_cq *cq, int cqe, struct ib_udata *udata);
 	struct ib_mr *(*get_dma_mr)(struct ib_pd *pd, int mr_access_flags);
 	struct ib_mr *(*reg_user_mr)(struct ib_pd *pd, u64 start, u64 length,
@@ -3922,7 +3922,9 @@ int ib_destroy_cq_user(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_udata *udata);
  */
 static inline void ib_destroy_cq(struct ib_cq *cq)
 {
-	ib_destroy_cq_user(cq, NULL);
+	int ret = ib_destroy_cq_user(cq, NULL);
+
+	WARN_ONCE(ret, "Destroy of kernel CQ shouldn't fail");
 }
 
 /**
