diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c
index 2c148457b589..518095d82d5d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c
@@ -1071,34 +1071,57 @@ unsigned int rdma_rw_mr_factor(struct ib_device *device, u32 port_num,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_rw_mr_factor);
 
+/**
+ * rdma_rw_max_send_wr - compute max Send WRs needed for RDMA R/W contexts
+ * @dev: RDMA device
+ * @port_num: port number
+ * @max_rdma_ctxs: number of rdma_rw_ctx structures
+ * @create_flags: QP create flags (pass IB_QP_CREATE_INTEGRITY_EN if
+ *                data integrity will be enabled on the QP)
+ *
+ * Returns the total number of Send Queue entries needed for
+ * @max_rdma_ctxs. The result accounts for memory registration and
+ * invalidation work requests when the device requires them.
+ *
+ * ULPs use this to size Send Queues and Send CQs before creating a
+ * Queue Pair.
+ */
+unsigned int rdma_rw_max_send_wr(struct ib_device *dev, u32 port_num,
+				 unsigned int max_rdma_ctxs, u32 create_flags)
+{
+	unsigned int factor = 1;
+	unsigned int result;
+
+	if (create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_INTEGRITY_EN ||
+	    rdma_rw_can_use_mr(dev, port_num))
+		factor += 2;	/* reg + inv */
+
+	if (check_mul_overflow(factor, max_rdma_ctxs, &result))
+		return UINT_MAX;
+	return result;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_rw_max_send_wr);
+
 void rdma_rw_init_qp(struct ib_device *dev, struct ib_qp_init_attr *attr)
 {
-	u32 factor;
+	unsigned int factor = 1;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(attr->port_num == 0);
 
 	/*
-	 * Each context needs at least one RDMA READ or WRITE WR.
-	 *
-	 * For some hardware we might need more, eventually we should ask the
-	 * HCA driver for a multiplier here.
-	 */
-	factor = 1;
-
-	/*
-	 * If the device needs MRs to perform RDMA READ or WRITE operations,
-	 * we'll need two additional MRs for the registrations and the
-	 * invalidation.
+	 * If the device uses MRs to perform RDMA READ or WRITE operations,
+	 * or if data integrity is enabled, account for registration and
+	 * invalidation work requests.
 	 */
 	if (attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_INTEGRITY_EN ||
 	    rdma_rw_can_use_mr(dev, attr->port_num))
-		factor += 2;	/* inv + reg */
+		factor += 2;	/* reg + inv */
 
 	attr->cap.max_send_wr += factor * attr->cap.max_rdma_ctxs;
 
 	/*
-	 * But maybe we were just too high in the sky and the device doesn't
-	 * even support all we need, and we'll have to live with what we get..
+	 * The device might not support all we need, and we'll have to
+	 * live with what we get.
 	 */
 	attr->cap.max_send_wr =
 		min_t(u32, attr->cap.max_send_wr, dev->attrs.max_qp_wr);
diff --git a/include/rdma/rw.h b/include/rdma/rw.h
index 3400c017bfb6..6a1d08614e09 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rw.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rw.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ int rdma_rw_ctx_post(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp, u32 port_num,
 
 unsigned int rdma_rw_mr_factor(struct ib_device *device, u32 port_num,
 		unsigned int maxpages);
+unsigned int rdma_rw_max_send_wr(struct ib_device *dev, u32 port_num,
+		unsigned int max_rdma_ctxs, u32 create_flags);
 void rdma_rw_init_qp(struct ib_device *dev, struct ib_qp_init_attr *attr);
 int rdma_rw_init_mrs(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_qp_init_attr *attr);
 void rdma_rw_cleanup_mrs(struct ib_qp *qp);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
index b7b318ad25c4..9b623849723e 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
@@ -462,7 +462,10 @@ static struct svc_xprt *svc_rdma_accept(struct svc_xprt *xprt)
 		newxprt->sc_max_bc_requests = 2;
 	}
 
-	/* Arbitrary estimate of the needed number of rdma_rw contexts.
+	/* Estimate the needed number of rdma_rw contexts. The maximum
+	 * Read and Write chunks have one segment each. Each request
+	 * can involve one Read chunk and either a Write chunk or Reply
+	 * chunk; thus a factor of three.
 	 */
 	maxpayload = min(xprt->xpt_server->sv_max_payload,
 			 RPCSVC_MAXPAYLOAD_RDMA);
@@ -470,7 +473,8 @@ static struct svc_xprt *svc_rdma_accept(struct svc_xprt *xprt)
 		rdma_rw_mr_factor(dev, newxprt->sc_port_num,
 				  maxpayload >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 
-	newxprt->sc_sq_depth = rq_depth + ctxts;
+	newxprt->sc_sq_depth = rq_depth +
+		rdma_rw_max_send_wr(dev, newxprt->sc_port_num, ctxts, 0);
 	if (newxprt->sc_sq_depth > dev->attrs.max_qp_wr)
 		newxprt->sc_sq_depth = dev->attrs.max_qp_wr;
 	atomic_set(&newxprt->sc_sq_avail, newxprt->sc_sq_depth);