diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index b48b3f6e632d..89ff5d06c5d7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -614,17 +614,11 @@ static int ib_uverbs_open_xrcd(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 	}
 
 	if (!xrcd) {
-		xrcd = ib_dev->ops.alloc_xrcd(ib_dev, &attrs->driver_udata);
+		xrcd = ib_alloc_xrcd_user(ib_dev, inode, &attrs->driver_udata);
 		if (IS_ERR(xrcd)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(xrcd);
 			goto err;
 		}
-
-		xrcd->inode   = inode;
-		xrcd->device  = ib_dev;
-		atomic_set(&xrcd->usecnt, 0);
-		mutex_init(&xrcd->tgt_qp_mutex);
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xrcd->tgt_qp_list);
 		new_xrcd = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -663,7 +657,7 @@ static int ib_uverbs_open_xrcd(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 	}
 
 err_dealloc_xrcd:
-	ib_dealloc_xrcd(xrcd, uverbs_get_cleared_udata(attrs));
+	ib_dealloc_xrcd_user(xrcd, uverbs_get_cleared_udata(attrs));
 
 err:
 	uobj_alloc_abort(&obj->uobject, attrs);
@@ -701,7 +695,7 @@ int ib_uverbs_dealloc_xrcd(struct ib_uobject *uobject, struct ib_xrcd *xrcd,
 	if (inode && !atomic_dec_and_test(&xrcd->usecnt))
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = ib_dealloc_xrcd(xrcd, &attrs->driver_udata);
+	ret = ib_dealloc_xrcd_user(xrcd, &attrs->driver_udata);
 
 	if (ib_is_destroy_retryable(ret, why, uobject)) {
 		atomic_inc(&xrcd->usecnt);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index f10dc00074a7..a9b99c3ff25c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -2288,17 +2288,24 @@ int ib_detach_mcast(struct ib_qp *qp, union ib_gid *gid, u16 lid)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_detach_mcast);
 
-struct ib_xrcd *__ib_alloc_xrcd(struct ib_device *device, const char *caller)
+/**
+ * ib_alloc_xrcd_user - Allocates an XRC domain.
+ * @device: The device on which to allocate the XRC domain.
+ * @inode: inode to connect XRCD
+ * @udata: Valid user data or NULL for kernel object
+ */
+struct ib_xrcd *ib_alloc_xrcd_user(struct ib_device *device,
+				   struct inode *inode, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct ib_xrcd *xrcd;
 
 	if (!device->ops.alloc_xrcd)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
 
-	xrcd = device->ops.alloc_xrcd(device, NULL);
+	xrcd = device->ops.alloc_xrcd(device, udata);
 	if (!IS_ERR(xrcd)) {
 		xrcd->device = device;
-		xrcd->inode = NULL;
+		xrcd->inode = inode;
 		atomic_set(&xrcd->usecnt, 0);
 		mutex_init(&xrcd->tgt_qp_mutex);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xrcd->tgt_qp_list);
@@ -2306,9 +2313,14 @@ struct ib_xrcd *__ib_alloc_xrcd(struct ib_device *device, const char *caller)
 
 	return xrcd;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ib_alloc_xrcd);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_alloc_xrcd_user);
 
-int ib_dealloc_xrcd(struct ib_xrcd *xrcd, struct ib_udata *udata)
+/**
+ * ib_dealloc_xrcd_user - Deallocates an XRC domain.
+ * @xrcd: The XRC domain to deallocate.
+ * @udata: Valid user data or NULL for kernel object
+ */
+int ib_dealloc_xrcd_user(struct ib_xrcd *xrcd, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct ib_qp *qp;
 	int ret;
@@ -2326,7 +2338,7 @@ int ib_dealloc_xrcd(struct ib_xrcd *xrcd, struct ib_udata *udata)
 
 	return xrcd->device->ops.dealloc_xrcd(xrcd, udata);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_dealloc_xrcd);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_dealloc_xrcd_user);
 
 /**
  * ib_create_wq - Creates a WQ associated with the specified protection
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 204ec7516ef5..db6f78c5394f 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -4321,21 +4321,9 @@ int ib_attach_mcast(struct ib_qp *qp, union ib_gid *gid, u16 lid);
  */
 int ib_detach_mcast(struct ib_qp *qp, union ib_gid *gid, u16 lid);
 
-/**
- * ib_alloc_xrcd - Allocates an XRC domain.
- * @device: The device on which to allocate the XRC domain.
- * @caller: Module name for kernel consumers
- */
-struct ib_xrcd *__ib_alloc_xrcd(struct ib_device *device, const char *caller);
-#define ib_alloc_xrcd(device) \
-	__ib_alloc_xrcd((device), KBUILD_MODNAME)
-
-/**
- * ib_dealloc_xrcd - Deallocates an XRC domain.
- * @xrcd: The XRC domain to deallocate.
- * @udata: Valid user data or NULL for kernel object
- */
-int ib_dealloc_xrcd(struct ib_xrcd *xrcd, struct ib_udata *udata);
+struct ib_xrcd *ib_alloc_xrcd_user(struct ib_device *device,
+				   struct inode *inode, struct ib_udata *udata);
+int ib_dealloc_xrcd_user(struct ib_xrcd *xrcd, struct ib_udata *udata);
 
 static inline int ib_check_mr_access(int flags)
 {