diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/cq.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/cq.c
index 7cd34e9..bd8ef9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/cq.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int mlx4_cq_alloc(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int nent, struct mlx4_mtt *mtt,
 	u64 mtt_addr;
 	int err;
 
-	if (vector >= dev->caps.num_comp_vectors)
+	if (vector > dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + dev->caps.comp_pool)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	cq->vector = vector;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/eq.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/eq.c
index 552d0fc..506cfd0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/eq.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "fw.h"
 
 enum {
-	MLX4_IRQNAME_SIZE	= 64
+	MLX4_IRQNAME_SIZE	= 32
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ static int mlx4_num_eq_uar(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	 * we need to map, take the difference of highest index and
 	 * the lowest index we'll use and add 1.
 	 */
-	return (dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + 1 + dev->caps.reserved_eqs) / 4 -
-		dev->caps.reserved_eqs / 4 + 1;
+	return (dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + 1 + dev->caps.reserved_eqs +
+		 dev->caps.comp_pool)/4 - dev->caps.reserved_eqs/4 + 1;
 }
 
 static void __iomem *mlx4_get_eq_uar(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_eq *eq)
@@ -496,16 +496,32 @@ static void mlx4_free_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
 static void mlx4_free_irqs(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx4_eq_table *eq_table = &mlx4_priv(dev)->eq_table;
-	int i;
+	struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
+	int	i, vec;
 
 	if (eq_table->have_irq)
 		free_irq(dev->pdev->irq, dev);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + 1; ++i)
 		if (eq_table->eq[i].have_irq) {
 			free_irq(eq_table->eq[i].irq, eq_table->eq + i);
 			eq_table->eq[i].have_irq = 0;
 		}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->caps.comp_pool; i++) {
+		/*
+		 * Freeing the assigned irq's
+		 * all bits should be 0, but we need to validate
+		 */
+		if (priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm & 1ULL << i) {
+			/* NO need protecting*/
+			vec = dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + 1 + i;
+			free_irq(priv->eq_table.eq[vec].irq,
+				 &priv->eq_table.eq[vec]);
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	kfree(eq_table->irq_names);
 }
 
@@ -578,7 +594,8 @@ int mlx4_init_eq_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 		(priv->eq_table.inta_pin < 32 ? 4 : 0);
 
 	priv->eq_table.irq_names =
-		kmalloc(MLX4_IRQNAME_SIZE * (dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + 1),
+		kmalloc(MLX4_IRQNAME_SIZE * (dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + 1 +
+					     dev->caps.comp_pool),
 			GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->eq_table.irq_names) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -601,6 +618,22 @@ int mlx4_init_eq_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_comp;
 
+	/*if additional completion vectors poolsize is 0 this loop will not run*/
+	for (i = dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + 1;
+	      i < dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + dev->caps.comp_pool + 1; ++i) {
+
+		err = mlx4_create_eq(dev, dev->caps.num_cqs -
+					  dev->caps.reserved_cqs +
+					  MLX4_NUM_SPARE_EQE,
+				     (dev->flags & MLX4_FLAG_MSI_X) ? i : 0,
+				     &priv->eq_table.eq[i]);
+		if (err) {
+			--i;
+			goto err_out_unmap;
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	if (dev->flags & MLX4_FLAG_MSI_X) {
 		const char *eq_name;
 
@@ -686,7 +719,7 @@ void mlx4_cleanup_eq_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 
 	mlx4_free_irqs(dev);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + 1; ++i)
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + dev->caps.comp_pool + 1; ++i)
 		mlx4_free_eq(dev, &priv->eq_table.eq[i]);
 
 	mlx4_unmap_clr_int(dev);
@@ -743,3 +776,65 @@ int mlx4_test_interrupts(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlx4_test_interrupts);
+
+int mlx4_assign_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, char* name, int * vector)
+{
+
+	struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
+	int vec = 0, err = 0, i;
+
+	spin_lock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
+	for (i = 0; !vec && i < dev->caps.comp_pool; i++) {
+		if (~priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm & 1ULL << i) {
+			priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm |= 1ULL << i;
+			vec = dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + 1 + i;
+			snprintf(priv->eq_table.irq_names +
+					vec * MLX4_IRQNAME_SIZE,
+					MLX4_IRQNAME_SIZE, "%s", name);
+			err = request_irq(priv->eq_table.eq[vec].irq,
+					  mlx4_msi_x_interrupt, 0,
+					  &priv->eq_table.irq_names[vec<<5],
+					  priv->eq_table.eq + vec);
+			if (err) {
+				/*zero out bit by fliping it*/
+				priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm ^= 1 << i;
+				vec = 0;
+				continue;
+				/*we dont want to break here*/
+			}
+			eq_set_ci(&priv->eq_table.eq[vec], 1);
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
+
+	if (vec) {
+		*vector = vec;
+	} else {
+		*vector = 0;
+		err = (i == dev->caps.comp_pool) ? -ENOSPC : err;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlx4_assign_eq);
+
+void mlx4_release_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int vec)
+{
+	struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
+	/*bm index*/
+	int i = vec - dev->caps.num_comp_vectors - 1;
+
+	if (likely(i >= 0)) {
+		/*sanity check , making sure were not trying to free irq's
+		  Belonging to a legacy EQ*/
+		spin_lock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
+		if (priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm & 1ULL << i) {
+			free_irq(priv->eq_table.eq[vec].irq,
+				 &priv->eq_table.eq[vec]);
+			priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm &= ~(1ULL << i);
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
+	}
+
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlx4_release_eq);
+
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/main.c
index 2765a3c..517ca34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/main.c
@@ -969,13 +969,15 @@ static void mlx4_enable_msi_x(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
 	struct msix_entry *entries;
-	int nreq;
+	int nreq = min_t(int, dev->caps.num_ports *
+			 min_t(int, num_online_cpus() + 1, MAX_MSIX_P_PORT)
+				+ MSIX_LEGACY_SZ, MAX_MSIX);
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
 	if (msi_x) {
 		nreq = min_t(int, dev->caps.num_eqs - dev->caps.reserved_eqs,
-			     num_possible_cpus() + 1);
+			     nreq);
 		entries = kcalloc(nreq, sizeof *entries, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!entries)
 			goto no_msi;
@@ -998,7 +1000,15 @@ static void mlx4_enable_msi_x(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 			goto no_msi;
 		}
 
-		dev->caps.num_comp_vectors = nreq - 1;
+		if (nreq <
+		    MSIX_LEGACY_SZ + dev->caps.num_ports * MIN_MSIX_P_PORT) {
+			/*Working in legacy mode , all EQ's shared*/
+			dev->caps.comp_pool           = 0;
+			dev->caps.num_comp_vectors = nreq - 1;
+		} else {
+			dev->caps.comp_pool           = nreq - MSIX_LEGACY_SZ;
+			dev->caps.num_comp_vectors = MSIX_LEGACY_SZ - 1;
+		}
 		for (i = 0; i < nreq; ++i)
 			priv->eq_table.eq[i].irq = entries[i].vector;
 
@@ -1010,6 +1020,7 @@ static void mlx4_enable_msi_x(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 
 no_msi:
 	dev->caps.num_comp_vectors = 1;
+	dev->caps.comp_pool	   = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
 		priv->eq_table.eq[i].irq = dev->pdev->irq;
@@ -1151,6 +1162,9 @@ static int __mlx4_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_close;
 
+	priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm = 0;
+	spin_lock_init(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
+
 	mlx4_enable_msi_x(dev);
 
 	err = mlx4_setup_hca(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
index 0da5bb7..67ee8da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@ struct mlx4_sense {
 	struct delayed_work	sense_poll;
 };
 
+struct mlx4_msix_ctl {
+	u64		pool_bm;
+	spinlock_t	pool_lock;
+};
+
 struct mlx4_priv {
 	struct mlx4_dev		dev;
 
@@ -313,6 +318,7 @@ struct mlx4_priv {
 	struct mlx4_port_info	port[MLX4_MAX_PORTS + 1];
 	struct mlx4_sense       sense;
 	struct mutex		port_mutex;
+	struct mlx4_msix_ctl	msix_ctl;
 };
 
 static inline struct mlx4_priv *mlx4_priv(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/profile.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/profile.c
index e749f82..b967647 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/profile.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/profile.c
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ u64 mlx4_make_profile(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
 	profile[MLX4_RES_AUXC].num    = request->num_qp;
 	profile[MLX4_RES_SRQ].num     = request->num_srq;
 	profile[MLX4_RES_CQ].num      = request->num_cq;
-	profile[MLX4_RES_EQ].num      = min_t(unsigned, dev_cap->max_eqs,
-					      dev_cap->reserved_eqs +
-					      num_possible_cpus() + 1);
+	profile[MLX4_RES_EQ].num      = min_t(unsigned, dev_cap->max_eqs, MAX_MSIX);
 	profile[MLX4_RES_DMPT].num    = request->num_mpt;
 	profile[MLX4_RES_CMPT].num    = MLX4_NUM_CMPTS;
 	profile[MLX4_RES_MTT].num     = request->num_mtt;
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
index 0492146..7838082 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
 
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
+#define MAX_MSIX_P_PORT		17
+#define MAX_MSIX		64
+#define MSIX_LEGACY_SZ		4
+#define MIN_MSIX_P_PORT		5
+
 enum {
 	MLX4_FLAG_MSI_X		= 1 << 0,
 	MLX4_FLAG_OLD_PORT_CMDS	= 1 << 1,
@@ -223,6 +228,7 @@ struct mlx4_caps {
 	int			num_eqs;
 	int			reserved_eqs;
 	int			num_comp_vectors;
+	int			comp_pool;
 	int			num_mpts;
 	int			num_mtt_segs;
 	int			mtts_per_seg;
@@ -526,5 +532,7 @@ void mlx4_fmr_unmap(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_fmr *fmr,
 int mlx4_fmr_free(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_fmr *fmr);
 int mlx4_SYNC_TPT(struct mlx4_dev *dev);
 int mlx4_test_interrupts(struct mlx4_dev *dev);
+int mlx4_assign_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, char* name , int* vector);
+void mlx4_release_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int vec);
 
 #endif /* MLX4_DEVICE_H */
