diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index 5708abc0e4d409cf32c7b45a18e1beb02e882c21..0dd69133096db8332044c67cac40f2bd152f6155 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -891,13 +891,11 @@ static int ib_uverbs_create_comp_channel(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 }
 
 static struct ib_ucq_object *create_cq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
-				       struct ib_udata *ucore,
 				       struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_cq *cmd,
 				       size_t cmd_sz,
 				       int (*cb)(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 						 struct ib_ucq_object *obj,
 						 struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_cq_resp *resp,
-						 struct ib_udata *ucore,
 						 void *context),
 				       void *context)
 {
@@ -962,7 +960,7 @@ static struct ib_ucq_object *create_cq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 	cq->res.type = RDMA_RESTRACK_CQ;
 	rdma_restrack_add(&cq->res);
 
-	ret = cb(attrs, obj, &resp, ucore, context);
+	ret = cb(attrs, obj, &resp, context);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_cb;
 
@@ -987,9 +985,9 @@ err:
 static int ib_uverbs_create_cq_cb(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 				  struct ib_ucq_object *obj,
 				  struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_cq_resp *resp,
-				  struct ib_udata *ucore, void *context)
+				  void *context)
 {
-	if (ib_copy_to_udata(ucore, &resp->base, sizeof(resp->base)))
+	if (ib_copy_to_udata(&attrs->ucore, &resp->base, sizeof(resp->base)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1000,23 +998,18 @@ static int ib_uverbs_create_cq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 {
 	struct ib_uverbs_create_cq      cmd;
 	struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_cq	cmd_ex;
-	struct ib_uverbs_create_cq_resp resp;
-	struct ib_udata                 ucore;
 	struct ib_ucq_object           *obj;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, buf, sizeof(cmd)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	ib_uverbs_init_udata(&ucore, buf, u64_to_user_ptr(cmd.response),
-			     sizeof(cmd), sizeof(resp));
-
 	memset(&cmd_ex, 0, sizeof(cmd_ex));
 	cmd_ex.user_handle = cmd.user_handle;
 	cmd_ex.cqe = cmd.cqe;
 	cmd_ex.comp_vector = cmd.comp_vector;
 	cmd_ex.comp_channel = cmd.comp_channel;
 
-	obj = create_cq(attrs, &ucore, &cmd_ex,
+	obj = create_cq(attrs, &cmd_ex,
 			offsetof(typeof(cmd_ex), comp_channel) +
 				sizeof(cmd.comp_channel),
 			ib_uverbs_create_cq_cb, NULL);
@@ -1026,9 +1019,9 @@ static int ib_uverbs_create_cq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 static int ib_uverbs_ex_create_cq_cb(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 				     struct ib_ucq_object *obj,
 				     struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_cq_resp *resp,
-				     struct ib_udata *ucore, void *context)
+				     void *context)
 {
-	if (ib_copy_to_udata(ucore, resp, resp->response_length))
+	if (ib_copy_to_udata(&attrs->ucore, resp, resp->response_length))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1059,7 +1052,7 @@ static int ib_uverbs_ex_create_cq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 			     sizeof(resp.response_length)))
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	obj = create_cq(attrs, ucore, &cmd, min(ucore->inlen, sizeof(cmd)),
+	obj = create_cq(attrs, &cmd, min(ucore->inlen, sizeof(cmd)),
 			ib_uverbs_ex_create_cq_cb, NULL);
 
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(obj);
@@ -1144,7 +1137,7 @@ static int ib_uverbs_poll_cq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* we copy a struct ib_uverbs_poll_cq_resp to user space */
-	header_ptr = u64_to_user_ptr(cmd.response);
+	header_ptr = attrs->ucore.outbuf;
 	data_ptr = header_ptr + sizeof resp;
 
 	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof resp);
@@ -1226,12 +1219,9 @@ static int ib_uverbs_destroy_cq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 }
 
 static int create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
-		     struct ib_udata *ucore,
-		     struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp *cmd,
-		     size_t cmd_sz,
+		     struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp *cmd, size_t cmd_sz,
 		     int (*cb)(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
-			       struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp_resp *resp,
-			       struct ib_udata *udata),
+			       struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp_resp *resp),
 		     void *context)
 {
 	struct ib_uqp_object		*obj;
@@ -1276,7 +1266,7 @@ static int create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 	}
 
 	if (cmd_sz > sizeof(*cmd) &&
-	    !ib_is_udata_cleared(ucore, sizeof(*cmd),
+	    !ib_is_udata_cleared(&attrs->ucore, sizeof(*cmd),
 				 cmd_sz - sizeof(*cmd))) {
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto err_put;
@@ -1456,7 +1446,7 @@ static int create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 	resp.response_length = offsetof(typeof(resp), response_length) +
 			       sizeof(resp.response_length);
 
-	ret = cb(attrs, &resp, ucore);
+	ret = cb(attrs, &resp);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_cb;
 
@@ -1501,10 +1491,9 @@ err_put:
 }
 
 static int ib_uverbs_create_qp_cb(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
-				  struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp_resp *resp,
-				  struct ib_udata *ucore)
+				  struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp_resp *resp)
 {
-	if (ib_copy_to_udata(ucore, &resp->base, sizeof(resp->base)))
+	if (ib_copy_to_udata(&attrs->ucore, &resp->base, sizeof(resp->base)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1515,16 +1504,11 @@ static int ib_uverbs_create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 {
 	struct ib_uverbs_create_qp      cmd;
 	struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp	cmd_ex;
-	struct ib_udata			ucore;
-	ssize_t resp_size = sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_create_qp_resp);
 	int				err;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, buf, sizeof(cmd)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	ib_uverbs_init_udata(&ucore, buf, u64_to_user_ptr(cmd.response),
-		   sizeof(cmd), resp_size);
-
 	memset(&cmd_ex, 0, sizeof(cmd_ex));
 	cmd_ex.user_handle = cmd.user_handle;
 	cmd_ex.pd_handle = cmd.pd_handle;
@@ -1540,7 +1524,7 @@ static int ib_uverbs_create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 	cmd_ex.qp_type = cmd.qp_type;
 	cmd_ex.is_srq = cmd.is_srq;
 
-	err = create_qp(attrs, &ucore, &cmd_ex,
+	err = create_qp(attrs, &cmd_ex,
 			offsetof(typeof(cmd_ex), is_srq) + sizeof(cmd.is_srq),
 			ib_uverbs_create_qp_cb, NULL);
 
@@ -1551,10 +1535,9 @@ static int ib_uverbs_create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 }
 
 static int ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp_cb(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
-				     struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp_resp *resp,
-				     struct ib_udata *ucore)
+				     struct ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp_resp *resp)
 {
-	if (ib_copy_to_udata(ucore, resp, resp->response_length))
+	if (ib_copy_to_udata(&attrs->ucore, resp, resp->response_length))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1585,7 +1568,7 @@ static int ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 			     sizeof(resp.response_length)))
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	err = create_qp(attrs, ucore, &cmd,
+	err = create_qp(attrs, &cmd,
 			min(ucore->inlen, sizeof(cmd)),
 			ib_uverbs_ex_create_qp_cb, NULL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index be049546cee2d7dde8edf9facc466644251675a9..762a6acbff80844b9369dc376cf92118e840e357 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ static ssize_t ib_uverbs_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 	if (!method_elm->is_ex) {
 		size_t in_len = hdr.in_words * 4 - sizeof(hdr);
 		size_t out_len = hdr.out_words * 4;
+		u64 response = 0;
 
 		if (method_elm->has_udata) {
 			bundle.driver_udata.inlen =
@@ -710,8 +711,6 @@ static ssize_t ib_uverbs_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 		}
 
 		if (method_elm->has_resp) {
-			u64 response;
-
 			/*
 			 * The macros check that if has_resp is set
 			 * then the command request structure starts
@@ -737,23 +736,25 @@ static ssize_t ib_uverbs_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 			bundle.driver_udata.outbuf = NULL;
 		}
 
+		ib_uverbs_init_udata_buf_or_null(
+			&bundle.ucore, buf, u64_to_user_ptr(response),
+			in_len, out_len);
+
 		ret = method_elm->handler(&bundle, buf, in_len, out_len);
 	} else {
-		struct ib_udata ucore;
-
 		buf += sizeof(ex_hdr);
 
-		ib_uverbs_init_udata_buf_or_null(&ucore, buf,
+		ib_uverbs_init_udata_buf_or_null(&bundle.ucore, buf,
 					u64_to_user_ptr(ex_hdr.response),
 					hdr.in_words * 8, hdr.out_words * 8);
 
-		ib_uverbs_init_udata_buf_or_null(&bundle.driver_udata,
-					buf + ucore.inlen,
-					u64_to_user_ptr(ex_hdr.response) + ucore.outlen,
-					ex_hdr.provider_in_words * 8,
-					ex_hdr.provider_out_words * 8);
+		ib_uverbs_init_udata_buf_or_null(
+			&bundle.driver_udata, buf + bundle.ucore.inlen,
+			u64_to_user_ptr(ex_hdr.response) + bundle.ucore.outlen,
+			ex_hdr.provider_in_words * 8,
+			ex_hdr.provider_out_words * 8);
 
-		ret = method_elm->handler_ex(&bundle, &ucore);
+		ret = method_elm->handler_ex(&bundle, &bundle.ucore);
 	}
 
 out_unlock:
diff --git a/include/rdma/uverbs_ioctl.h b/include/rdma/uverbs_ioctl.h
index 8fc87079c2b8862250dc5142ca86955f1084eb73..9486a525afc198ca6eaa03785750c803b834d28c 100644
--- a/include/rdma/uverbs_ioctl.h
+++ b/include/rdma/uverbs_ioctl.h
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ struct uverbs_attr {
 
 struct uverbs_attr_bundle {
 	struct ib_udata driver_udata;
+	struct ib_udata ucore;
 	struct ib_uverbs_file *ufile;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(attr_present, UVERBS_API_ATTR_BKEY_LEN);
 	struct uverbs_attr attrs[];