/* CAVEAT EMPTOR: We rely on descriptor alignment to allow us to use the */
 /* lowest bits of the work request id to stash the work item type. */
 
-#define IBLND_WID_TX    0
-#define IBLND_WID_RDMA  1
-#define IBLND_WID_RX    2
-#define IBLND_WID_MASK  3UL
+#define IBLND_WID_INVAL        0
+#define IBLND_WID_TX   1
+#define IBLND_WID_RX   2
+#define IBLND_WID_RDMA 3
+#define IBLND_WID_MASK 3UL
 
 static inline __u64
 kiblnd_ptr2wreqid(void *ptr, int type)
 
        int ver = conn->ibc_version;
        int rc;
        int done;
-       struct ib_send_wr *bad_wrq;
 
        LASSERT(tx->tx_queued);
        /* We rely on this for QP sizing */
                /* close_conn will launch failover */
                rc = -ENETDOWN;
        } else {
-               rc = ib_post_send(conn->ibc_cmid->qp, &tx->tx_wrq->wr, &bad_wrq);
+               struct ib_send_wr *wrq = &tx->tx_wrq[tx->tx_nwrq - 1].wr;
+
+               LASSERTF(wrq->wr_id == kiblnd_ptr2wreqid(tx, IBLND_WID_TX),
+                        "bad wr_id %llx, opc %d, flags %d, peer: %s\n",
+                        wrq->wr_id, wrq->opcode, wrq->send_flags,
+               libcfs_nid2str(conn->ibc_peer->ibp_nid));
+               wrq = NULL;
+               rc = ib_post_send(conn->ibc_cmid->qp, &tx->tx_wrq->wr, &wrq);
        }
 
        conn->ibc_last_send = jiffies;
 
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sched->ibs_lock, flags);
 
+                       wc.wr_id = IBLND_WID_INVAL;
+
                        rc = ib_poll_cq(conn->ibc_cq, 1, &wc);
                        if (!rc) {
                                rc = ib_req_notify_cq(conn->ibc_cq,
                                rc = ib_poll_cq(conn->ibc_cq, 1, &wc);
                        }
 
+                       if (unlikely(rc > 0 && wc.wr_id == IBLND_WID_INVAL)) {
+                               LCONSOLE_ERROR("ib_poll_cq (rc: %d) returned invalid wr_id, opcode %d, status: %d, vendor_err: %d, conn: %s status: %d\nplease upgrade firmware and OFED or contact vendor.\n",
+                                              rc, wc.opcode, wc.status,
+                                              wc.vendor_err,
+                                              libcfs_nid2str(conn->ibc_peer->ibp_nid),
+                                              conn->ibc_state);
+                               rc = -EINVAL;
+                       }
+
                        if (rc < 0) {
                                CWARN("%s: ib_poll_cq failed: %d, closing connection\n",
                                      libcfs_nid2str(conn->ibc_peer->ibp_nid),