diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index cdbb837138c9..02eb03484b91 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -1097,17 +1097,9 @@ static int create_kernel_qp(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev,
 	void *qpc;
 	int err;
 
-	if (init_attr->create_flags & ~(IB_QP_CREATE_INTEGRITY_EN |
-					IB_QP_CREATE_BLOCK_MULTICAST_LOOPBACK |
-					IB_QP_CREATE_IPOIB_UD_LSO |
-					IB_QP_CREATE_NETIF_QP |
-					MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_SQPN_QP1 |
-					MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_WC_TEST))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (init_attr->qp_type == MLX5_IB_QPT_REG_UMR)
 		qp->bf.bfreg = &dev->fp_bfreg;
-	else if (init_attr->create_flags & MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_WC_TEST)
+	else if (qp->flags & MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_WC_TEST)
 		qp->bf.bfreg = &dev->wc_bfreg;
 	else
 		qp->bf.bfreg = &dev->bfreg;
@@ -1167,10 +1159,8 @@ static int create_kernel_qp(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev,
 	MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, fre, 1);
 	MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, rlky, 1);
 
-	if (init_attr->create_flags & MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_SQPN_QP1) {
+	if (qp->flags & MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_SQPN_QP1)
 		MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, deth_sqpn, 1);
-		qp->flags |= MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_SQPN_QP1;
-	}
 
 	mlx5_fill_page_frag_array(&qp->buf,
 				  (__be64 *)MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_qp_in,
@@ -1657,7 +1647,7 @@ static int create_rss_raw_qp_tir(struct ib_pd *pd, struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp,
 	size_t required_cmd_sz;
 	u8 lb_flag = 0;
 
-	if (init_attr->create_flags || init_attr->send_cq)
+	if (init_attr->send_cq)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	min_resp_len = offsetof(typeof(resp), bfreg_index) + sizeof(resp.bfreg_index);
@@ -1996,62 +1986,9 @@ static int create_qp_common(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct ib_pd *pd,
 	if (mlx5_st < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_BLOCK_MULTICAST_LOOPBACK) {
-		if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, block_lb_mc)) {
-			mlx5_ib_dbg(dev, "block multicast loopback isn't supported\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		} else {
-			qp->flags |= IB_QP_CREATE_BLOCK_MULTICAST_LOOPBACK;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (init_attr->create_flags &
-			(IB_QP_CREATE_CROSS_CHANNEL |
-			 IB_QP_CREATE_MANAGED_SEND |
-			 IB_QP_CREATE_MANAGED_RECV)) {
-		if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, cd)) {
-			mlx5_ib_dbg(dev, "cross-channel isn't supported\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		if (init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_CROSS_CHANNEL)
-			qp->flags |= IB_QP_CREATE_CROSS_CHANNEL;
-		if (init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_MANAGED_SEND)
-			qp->flags |= IB_QP_CREATE_MANAGED_SEND;
-		if (init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_MANAGED_RECV)
-			qp->flags |= IB_QP_CREATE_MANAGED_RECV;
-	}
-
-	if (init_attr->qp_type == IB_QPT_UD &&
-	    (init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_IPOIB_UD_LSO))
-		if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, ipoib_basic_offloads)) {
-			mlx5_ib_dbg(dev, "ipoib UD lso qp isn't supported\n");
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		}
-
-	if (init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_SCATTER_FCS) {
-		if (init_attr->qp_type != IB_QPT_RAW_PACKET) {
-			mlx5_ib_dbg(dev, "Scatter FCS is supported only for Raw Packet QPs");
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		}
-		if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, eth_net_offloads) ||
-		    !MLX5_CAP_ETH(dev->mdev, scatter_fcs)) {
-			mlx5_ib_dbg(dev, "Scatter FCS isn't supported\n");
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		}
-		qp->flags |= IB_QP_CREATE_SCATTER_FCS;
-	}
-
 	if (init_attr->sq_sig_type == IB_SIGNAL_ALL_WR)
 		qp->sq_signal_bits = MLX5_WQE_CTRL_CQ_UPDATE;
 
-	if (init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_CVLAN_STRIPPING) {
-		if (!(MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, eth_net_offloads) &&
-		      MLX5_CAP_ETH(dev->mdev, vlan_cap)) ||
-		    (init_attr->qp_type != IB_QPT_RAW_PACKET))
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		qp->flags |= IB_QP_CREATE_CVLAN_STRIPPING;
-	}
-
 	if (udata) {
 		if (!check_flags_mask(ucmd->flags,
 				      MLX5_QP_FLAG_ALLOW_SCATTER_CQE |
@@ -2108,23 +2045,13 @@ static int create_qp_common(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct ib_pd *pd,
 			}
 			qp->flags_en |= MLX5_QP_FLAG_PACKET_BASED_CREDIT_MODE;
 		}
-
-		if (init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_SOURCE_QPN) {
-			if (init_attr->qp_type != IB_QPT_UD ||
-			    (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, port_type) !=
-			     MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_IB) ||
-			    !mlx5_get_flow_namespace(dev->mdev, MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_BYPASS)) {
-				mlx5_ib_dbg(dev, "Source QP option isn't supported\n");
-				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			}
-
-			qp->flags |= IB_QP_CREATE_SOURCE_QPN;
-			qp->underlay_qpn = init_attr->source_qpn;
-		}
 	} else {
 		qp->wq_sig = !!wq_signature;
 	}
 
+	if (qp->flags & IB_QP_CREATE_SOURCE_QPN)
+		qp->underlay_qpn = init_attr->source_qpn;
+
 	base = (init_attr->qp_type == IB_QPT_RAW_PACKET ||
 		qp->flags & IB_QP_CREATE_SOURCE_QPN) ?
 	       &qp->raw_packet_qp.rq.base :
@@ -2153,11 +2080,6 @@ static int create_qp_common(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct ib_pd *pd,
 					    ucmd->sq_wqe_count, max_wqes);
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
-			if (init_attr->create_flags &
-			    MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_SQPN_QP1) {
-				mlx5_ib_dbg(dev, "user-space is not allowed to create UD QPs spoofing as QP1\n");
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
 			err = create_user_qp(dev, pd, qp, udata, init_attr, &in,
 					     &resp, &inlen, base);
 			if (err)
@@ -2273,23 +2195,15 @@ static int create_qp_common(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct ib_pd *pd,
 		MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, user_index, uidx);
 
 	/* we use IB_QP_CREATE_IPOIB_UD_LSO to indicates ipoib qp */
-	if (init_attr->qp_type == IB_QPT_UD &&
-	    (init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_IPOIB_UD_LSO)) {
+	if (qp->flags & IB_QP_CREATE_IPOIB_UD_LSO)
 		MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, ulp_stateless_offload_mode, 1);
-		qp->flags |= IB_QP_CREATE_IPOIB_UD_LSO;
-	}
 
-	if (init_attr->create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_PCI_WRITE_END_PADDING) {
-		if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, end_pad)) {
-			mlx5_ib_dbg(dev, "scatter end padding is not supported\n");
-			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			goto err;
-		} else if (init_attr->qp_type != IB_QPT_RAW_PACKET) {
-			MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, end_padding_mode,
-				 MLX5_WQ_END_PAD_MODE_ALIGN);
-		} else {
-			qp->flags |= IB_QP_CREATE_PCI_WRITE_END_PADDING;
-		}
+	if (qp->flags & IB_QP_CREATE_PCI_WRITE_END_PADDING &&
+	    init_attr->qp_type != IB_QPT_RAW_PACKET) {
+		MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, end_padding_mode,
+			 MLX5_WQ_END_PAD_MODE_ALIGN);
+		/* Special case to clean flag */
+		qp->flags &= ~IB_QP_CREATE_PCI_WRITE_END_PADDING;
 	}
 
 	if (inlen < 0) {
@@ -2670,6 +2584,91 @@ static int process_vendor_flags(struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void process_create_flag(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, int *flags, int flag,
+				bool cond, struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp)
+{
+	if (!(*flags & flag))
+		return;
+
+	if (cond) {
+		qp->flags |= flag;
+		*flags &= ~flag;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (flag == MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_WC_TEST) {
+		/*
+		 * Special case, if condition didn't meet, it won't be error,
+		 * just different in-kernel flow.
+		 */
+		*flags &= ~MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_WC_TEST;
+		return;
+	}
+	mlx5_ib_dbg(dev, "Verbs create QP flag 0x%X is not supported\n", flag);
+}
+
+static int process_create_flags(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp,
+				struct ib_qp_init_attr *attr)
+{
+	enum ib_qp_type qp_type = attr->qp_type;
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = dev->mdev;
+	int create_flags = attr->create_flags;
+	bool cond;
+
+	if (qp->qp_sub_type == MLX5_IB_QPT_DCT)
+		return (create_flags) ? -EINVAL : 0;
+
+	if (qp_type == IB_QPT_RAW_PACKET && attr->rwq_ind_tbl)
+		return (create_flags) ? -EINVAL : 0;
+
+	process_create_flag(dev, &create_flags,
+			    IB_QP_CREATE_BLOCK_MULTICAST_LOOPBACK,
+			    MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, block_lb_mc), qp);
+	process_create_flag(dev, &create_flags, IB_QP_CREATE_CROSS_CHANNEL,
+			    MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, cd), qp);
+	process_create_flag(dev, &create_flags, IB_QP_CREATE_MANAGED_SEND,
+			    MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, cd), qp);
+	process_create_flag(dev, &create_flags, IB_QP_CREATE_MANAGED_RECV,
+			    MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, cd), qp);
+
+	if (qp_type == IB_QPT_UD) {
+		process_create_flag(dev, &create_flags,
+				    IB_QP_CREATE_IPOIB_UD_LSO,
+				    MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, ipoib_basic_offloads),
+				    qp);
+		cond = MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, port_type) == MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_IB;
+		process_create_flag(dev, &create_flags, IB_QP_CREATE_SOURCE_QPN,
+				    cond, qp);
+	}
+
+	if (qp_type == IB_QPT_RAW_PACKET) {
+		cond = MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, eth_net_offloads) &&
+		       MLX5_CAP_ETH(mdev, scatter_fcs);
+		process_create_flag(dev, &create_flags,
+				    IB_QP_CREATE_SCATTER_FCS, cond, qp);
+
+		cond = MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, eth_net_offloads) &&
+		       MLX5_CAP_ETH(mdev, vlan_cap);
+		process_create_flag(dev, &create_flags,
+				    IB_QP_CREATE_CVLAN_STRIPPING, cond, qp);
+	}
+
+	process_create_flag(dev, &create_flags,
+			    IB_QP_CREATE_PCI_WRITE_END_PADDING,
+			    MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, end_pad), qp);
+
+	process_create_flag(dev, &create_flags, MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_WC_TEST,
+			    qp_type != MLX5_IB_QPT_REG_UMR, qp);
+	process_create_flag(dev, &create_flags, MLX5_IB_QP_CREATE_SQPN_QP1,
+			    true, qp);
+
+	if (create_flags)
+		mlx5_ib_dbg(dev, "Create QP has unsupported flags 0x%X\n",
+			    create_flags);
+
+	return (create_flags) ? -EINVAL : 0;
+}
+
 static int create_driver_qp(struct ib_pd *pd, struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp,
 			    struct ib_qp_init_attr *attr,
 			    struct mlx5_ib_create_qp *ucmd,
@@ -2769,6 +2768,9 @@ struct ib_qp *mlx5_ib_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
 		if (err)
 			goto free_qp;
 	}
+	err = process_create_flags(dev, qp, init_attr);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_qp;
 
 	if (init_attr->qp_type == IB_QPT_XRC_TGT)
 		xrcdn = to_mxrcd(init_attr->xrcd)->xrcdn;