return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
+       dev->cmd.pool = pci_pool_create("mthca_cmd", dev->pdev,
+                                       MTHCA_MAILBOX_SIZE,
+                                       MTHCA_MAILBOX_SIZE, 0);
+       if (!dev->cmd.pool) {
+               iounmap(dev->hcr);
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       }
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 void mthca_cmd_cleanup(struct mthca_dev *dev)
 {
+       pci_pool_destroy(dev->cmd.pool);
        iounmap(dev->hcr);
 }
 
        up(&dev->cmd.poll_sem);
 }
 
+struct mthca_mailbox *mthca_alloc_mailbox(struct mthca_dev *dev,
+                                         unsigned int gfp_mask)
+{
+       struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox;
+
+       mailbox = kmalloc(sizeof *mailbox, gfp_mask);
+       if (!mailbox)
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+       mailbox->buf = pci_pool_alloc(dev->cmd.pool, gfp_mask, &mailbox->dma);
+       if (!mailbox->buf) {
+               kfree(mailbox);
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+       }
+
+       return mailbox;
+}
+
+void mthca_free_mailbox(struct mthca_dev *dev, struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox)
+{
+       if (!mailbox)
+               return;
+
+       pci_pool_free(dev->cmd.pool, mailbox->buf, mailbox->dma);
+       kfree(mailbox);
+}
+
 int mthca_SYS_EN(struct mthca_dev *dev, u8 *status)
 {
        u64 out;
 static int mthca_map_cmd(struct mthca_dev *dev, u16 op, struct mthca_icm *icm,
                         u64 virt, u8 *status)
 {
-       u32 *inbox;
-       dma_addr_t indma;
+       struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox;
        struct mthca_icm_iter iter;
+       __be64 *pages;
        int lg;
        int nent = 0;
        int i;
        int err = 0;
        int ts = 0, tc = 0;
 
-       inbox = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, PAGE_SIZE, &indma);
-       if (!inbox)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       memset(inbox, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+       mailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(mailbox))
+               return PTR_ERR(mailbox);
+       memset(mailbox->buf, 0, MTHCA_MAILBOX_SIZE);
+       pages = mailbox->buf;
 
        for (mthca_icm_first(icm, &iter);
             !mthca_icm_last(&iter);
                }
                for (i = 0; i < mthca_icm_size(&iter) / (1 << lg); ++i, ++nent) {
                        if (virt != -1) {
-                               *((__be64 *) (inbox + nent * 4)) =
-                                       cpu_to_be64(virt);
+                               pages[nent * 2] = cpu_to_be64(virt);
                                virt += 1 << lg;
                        }
 
-                       *((__be64 *) (inbox + nent * 4 + 2)) =
-                               cpu_to_be64((mthca_icm_addr(&iter) +
-                                            (i << lg)) | (lg - 12));
+                       pages[nent * 2 + 1] = cpu_to_be64((mthca_icm_addr(&iter) +
+                                                          (i << lg)) | (lg - 12));
                        ts += 1 << (lg - 10);
                        ++tc;
 
-                       if (nent == PAGE_SIZE / 16) {
-                               err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, nent, 0, op,
+                       if (nent == MTHCA_MAILBOX_SIZE / 16) {
+                               err = mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, nent, 0, op,
                                                CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
                                if (err || *status)
                                        goto out;
        }
 
        if (nent)
-               err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, nent, 0, op,
+               err = mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, nent, 0, op,
                                CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
 
        switch (op) {
        }
 
 out:
-       pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, PAGE_SIZE, inbox, indma);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
        return err;
 }
 
 
 int mthca_QUERY_FW(struct mthca_dev *dev, u8 *status)
 {
+       struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox;
        u32 *outbox;
-       dma_addr_t outdma;
        int err = 0;
        u8 lg;
 
 #define QUERY_FW_EQ_ARM_BASE_OFFSET    0x40
 #define QUERY_FW_EQ_SET_CI_BASE_OFFSET 0x48
 
-       outbox = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, QUERY_FW_OUT_SIZE, &outdma);
-       if (!outbox) {
-               return -ENOMEM;
-       }
+       mailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(mailbox))
+               return PTR_ERR(mailbox);
+       outbox = mailbox->buf;
 
-       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, outdma, 0, 0, CMD_QUERY_FW,
+       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, mailbox->dma, 0, 0, CMD_QUERY_FW,
                            CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
 
        if (err)
        }
 
 out:
-       pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, QUERY_FW_OUT_SIZE, outbox, outdma);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
        return err;
 }
 
 int mthca_ENABLE_LAM(struct mthca_dev *dev, u8 *status)
 {
+       struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox;
        u8 info;
        u32 *outbox;
-       dma_addr_t outdma;
        int err = 0;
 
 #define ENABLE_LAM_OUT_SIZE         0x100
 #define ENABLE_LAM_INFO_HIDDEN_FLAG (1 << 4)
 #define ENABLE_LAM_INFO_ECC_MASK    0x3
 
-       outbox = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, ENABLE_LAM_OUT_SIZE, &outdma);
-       if (!outbox)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       mailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(mailbox))
+               return PTR_ERR(mailbox);
+       outbox = mailbox->buf;
 
-       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, outdma, 0, 0, CMD_ENABLE_LAM,
+       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, mailbox->dma, 0, 0, CMD_ENABLE_LAM,
                            CMD_TIME_CLASS_C, status);
 
        if (err)
                  (unsigned long long) dev->ddr_end);
 
 out:
-       pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, ENABLE_LAM_OUT_SIZE, outbox, outdma);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
        return err;
 }
 
 
 int mthca_QUERY_DDR(struct mthca_dev *dev, u8 *status)
 {
+       struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox;
        u8 info;
        u32 *outbox;
-       dma_addr_t outdma;
        int err = 0;
 
 #define QUERY_DDR_OUT_SIZE         0x100
 #define QUERY_DDR_INFO_HIDDEN_FLAG (1 << 4)
 #define QUERY_DDR_INFO_ECC_MASK    0x3
 
-       outbox = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, QUERY_DDR_OUT_SIZE, &outdma);
-       if (!outbox)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       mailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(mailbox))
+               return PTR_ERR(mailbox);
+       outbox = mailbox->buf;
 
-       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, outdma, 0, 0, CMD_QUERY_DDR,
+       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, mailbox->dma, 0, 0, CMD_QUERY_DDR,
                            CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
 
        if (err)
                  (unsigned long long) dev->ddr_end);
 
 out:
-       pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, QUERY_DDR_OUT_SIZE, outbox, outdma);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
        return err;
 }
 
 int mthca_QUERY_DEV_LIM(struct mthca_dev *dev,
                        struct mthca_dev_lim *dev_lim, u8 *status)
 {
+       struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox;
        u32 *outbox;
-       dma_addr_t outdma;
        u8 field;
        u16 size;
        int err;
 #define QUERY_DEV_LIM_LAMR_OFFSET           0x9f
 #define QUERY_DEV_LIM_MAX_ICM_SZ_OFFSET     0xa0
 
-       outbox = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, QUERY_DEV_LIM_OUT_SIZE, &outdma);
-       if (!outbox)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       mailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(mailbox))
+               return PTR_ERR(mailbox);
+       outbox = mailbox->buf;
 
-       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, outdma, 0, 0, CMD_QUERY_DEV_LIM,
+       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, mailbox->dma, 0, 0, CMD_QUERY_DEV_LIM,
                            CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
 
        if (err)
        }
 
 out:
-       pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, QUERY_DEV_LIM_OUT_SIZE, outbox, outdma);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
        return err;
 }
 
 int mthca_QUERY_ADAPTER(struct mthca_dev *dev,
                        struct mthca_adapter *adapter, u8 *status)
 {
+       struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox;
        u32 *outbox;
-       dma_addr_t outdma;
        int err;
 
 #define QUERY_ADAPTER_OUT_SIZE             0x100
 #define QUERY_ADAPTER_REVISION_ID_OFFSET   0x08
 #define QUERY_ADAPTER_INTA_PIN_OFFSET      0x10
 
-       outbox = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, QUERY_ADAPTER_OUT_SIZE, &outdma);
-       if (!outbox)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       mailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(mailbox))
+               return PTR_ERR(mailbox);
+       outbox = mailbox->buf;
 
-       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, outdma, 0, 0, CMD_QUERY_ADAPTER,
+       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, mailbox->dma, 0, 0, CMD_QUERY_ADAPTER,
                            CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
 
        if (err)
                goto out;
 
-       MTHCA_GET(adapter->vendor_id, outbox, QUERY_ADAPTER_VENDOR_ID_OFFSET);
-       MTHCA_GET(adapter->device_id, outbox, QUERY_ADAPTER_DEVICE_ID_OFFSET);
+       MTHCA_GET(adapter->vendor_id, outbox,   QUERY_ADAPTER_VENDOR_ID_OFFSET);
+       MTHCA_GET(adapter->device_id, outbox,   QUERY_ADAPTER_DEVICE_ID_OFFSET);
        MTHCA_GET(adapter->revision_id, outbox, QUERY_ADAPTER_REVISION_ID_OFFSET);
-       MTHCA_GET(adapter->inta_pin, outbox, QUERY_ADAPTER_INTA_PIN_OFFSET);
+       MTHCA_GET(adapter->inta_pin, outbox,    QUERY_ADAPTER_INTA_PIN_OFFSET);
 
 out:
-       pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, QUERY_DEV_LIM_OUT_SIZE, outbox, outdma);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
        return err;
 }
 
                   struct mthca_init_hca_param *param,
                   u8 *status)
 {
+       struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox;
        u32 *inbox;
-       dma_addr_t indma;
        int err;
 
 #define INIT_HCA_IN_SIZE                0x200
 #define  INIT_HCA_UAR_SCATCH_BASE_OFFSET (INIT_HCA_UAR_OFFSET + 0x10)
 #define  INIT_HCA_UAR_CTX_BASE_OFFSET    (INIT_HCA_UAR_OFFSET + 0x18)
 
-       inbox = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, INIT_HCA_IN_SIZE, &indma);
-       if (!inbox)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       mailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(mailbox))
+               return PTR_ERR(mailbox);
+       inbox = mailbox->buf;
 
        memset(inbox, 0, INIT_HCA_IN_SIZE);
 
                MTHCA_PUT(inbox, param->uarc_base,   INIT_HCA_UAR_CTX_BASE_OFFSET);
        }
 
-       err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, 0, 0, CMD_INIT_HCA,
-                       HZ, status);
+       err = mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, 0, 0, CMD_INIT_HCA, HZ, status);
 
-       pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, INIT_HCA_IN_SIZE, inbox, indma);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
        return err;
 }
 
                  struct mthca_init_ib_param *param,
                  int port, u8 *status)
 {
+       struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox;
        u32 *inbox;
-       dma_addr_t indma;
        int err;
        u32 flags;
 
 #define INIT_IB_NODE_GUID_OFFSET 0x18
 #define INIT_IB_SI_GUID_OFFSET   0x20
 
-       inbox = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, INIT_IB_IN_SIZE, &indma);
-       if (!inbox)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       mailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(mailbox))
+               return PTR_ERR(mailbox);
+       inbox = mailbox->buf;
 
        memset(inbox, 0, INIT_IB_IN_SIZE);
 
        MTHCA_PUT(inbox, param->node_guid, INIT_IB_NODE_GUID_OFFSET);
        MTHCA_PUT(inbox, param->si_guid,   INIT_IB_SI_GUID_OFFSET);
 
-       err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, port, 0, CMD_INIT_IB,
+       err = mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, port, 0, CMD_INIT_IB,
                        CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
 
-       pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, INIT_HCA_IN_SIZE, inbox, indma);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
        return err;
 }
 
 int mthca_SET_IB(struct mthca_dev *dev, struct mthca_set_ib_param *param,
                 int port, u8 *status)
 {
+       struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox;
        u32 *inbox;
-       dma_addr_t indma;
        int err;
        u32 flags = 0;
 
 #define SET_IB_CAP_MASK_OFFSET 0x04
 #define SET_IB_SI_GUID_OFFSET  0x08
 
-       inbox = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, SET_IB_IN_SIZE, &indma);
-       if (!inbox)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       mailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(mailbox))
+               return PTR_ERR(mailbox);
+       inbox = mailbox->buf;
 
        memset(inbox, 0, SET_IB_IN_SIZE);
 
        MTHCA_PUT(inbox, param->cap_mask, SET_IB_CAP_MASK_OFFSET);
        MTHCA_PUT(inbox, param->si_guid,  SET_IB_SI_GUID_OFFSET);
 
-       err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, port, 0, CMD_SET_IB,
+       err = mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, port, 0, CMD_SET_IB,
                        CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
 
-       pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, INIT_HCA_IN_SIZE, inbox, indma);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
        return err;
 }
 
 
 int mthca_MAP_ICM_page(struct mthca_dev *dev, u64 dma_addr, u64 virt, u8 *status)
 {
+       struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox;
        u64 *inbox;
-       dma_addr_t indma;
        int err;
 
-       inbox = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, 16, &indma);
-       if (!inbox)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       mailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(mailbox))
+               return PTR_ERR(mailbox);
+       inbox = mailbox->buf;
 
        inbox[0] = cpu_to_be64(virt);
        inbox[1] = cpu_to_be64(dma_addr);
 
-       err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, 1, 0, CMD_MAP_ICM, CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
+       err = mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, 1, 0, CMD_MAP_ICM,
+                       CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
 
-       pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, 16, inbox, indma);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
 
        if (!err)
                mthca_dbg(dev, "Mapped page at %llx to %llx for ICM.\n",
        return 0;
 }
 
-int mthca_SW2HW_MPT(struct mthca_dev *dev, void *mpt_entry,
+int mthca_SW2HW_MPT(struct mthca_dev *dev, struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox,
                    int mpt_index, u8 *status)
 {
-       dma_addr_t indma;
-       int err;
-
-       indma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, mpt_entry,
-                              MTHCA_MPT_ENTRY_SIZE,
-                              PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       if (pci_dma_mapping_error(indma))
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, mpt_index, 0, CMD_SW2HW_MPT,
-                       CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
-
-       pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, indma,
-                        MTHCA_MPT_ENTRY_SIZE, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       return err;
+       return mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, mpt_index, 0, CMD_SW2HW_MPT,
+                        CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
 }
 
-int mthca_HW2SW_MPT(struct mthca_dev *dev, void *mpt_entry,
+int mthca_HW2SW_MPT(struct mthca_dev *dev, struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox,
                    int mpt_index, u8 *status)
 {
-       dma_addr_t outdma = 0;
-       int err;
-
-       if (mpt_entry) {
-               outdma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, mpt_entry,
-                                       MTHCA_MPT_ENTRY_SIZE,
-                                       PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-               if (pci_dma_mapping_error(outdma))
-                       return -ENOMEM;
-       }
-
-       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, outdma, mpt_index, !mpt_entry,
-                           CMD_HW2SW_MPT,
-                           CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
-
-       if (mpt_entry)
-               pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, outdma,
-                                MTHCA_MPT_ENTRY_SIZE,
-                                PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-       return err;
+       return mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, mailbox ? mailbox->dma : 0, mpt_index,
+                            !mailbox, CMD_HW2SW_MPT,
+                            CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
 }
 
-int mthca_WRITE_MTT(struct mthca_dev *dev, u64 *mtt_entry,
+int mthca_WRITE_MTT(struct mthca_dev *dev, struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox,
                    int num_mtt, u8 *status)
 {
-       dma_addr_t indma;
-       int err;
-
-       indma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, mtt_entry,
-                              (num_mtt + 2) * 8,
-                              PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       if (pci_dma_mapping_error(indma))
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, num_mtt, 0, CMD_WRITE_MTT,
-                       CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
-
-       pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, indma,
-                        (num_mtt + 2) * 8, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       return err;
+       return mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, num_mtt, 0, CMD_WRITE_MTT,
+                        CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
 }
 
 int mthca_SYNC_TPT(struct mthca_dev *dev, u8 *status)
                         0, CMD_MAP_EQ, CMD_TIME_CLASS_B, status);
 }
 
-int mthca_SW2HW_EQ(struct mthca_dev *dev, void *eq_context,
+int mthca_SW2HW_EQ(struct mthca_dev *dev, struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox,
                   int eq_num, u8 *status)
 {
-       dma_addr_t indma;
-       int err;
-
-       indma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, eq_context,
-                              MTHCA_EQ_CONTEXT_SIZE,
-                              PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       if (pci_dma_mapping_error(indma))
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, eq_num, 0, CMD_SW2HW_EQ,
-                       CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
-
-       pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, indma,
-                        MTHCA_EQ_CONTEXT_SIZE, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       return err;
+       return mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, eq_num, 0, CMD_SW2HW_EQ,
+                        CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
 }
 
-int mthca_HW2SW_EQ(struct mthca_dev *dev, void *eq_context,
+int mthca_HW2SW_EQ(struct mthca_dev *dev, struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox,
                   int eq_num, u8 *status)
 {
-       dma_addr_t outdma = 0;
-       int err;
-
-       outdma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, eq_context,
-                               MTHCA_EQ_CONTEXT_SIZE,
-                               PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-       if (pci_dma_mapping_error(outdma))
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, outdma, eq_num, 0,
-                           CMD_HW2SW_EQ,
-                           CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
-
-       pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, outdma,
-                        MTHCA_EQ_CONTEXT_SIZE,
-                        PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-       return err;
+       return mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, mailbox->dma, eq_num, 0,
+                            CMD_HW2SW_EQ,
+                            CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
 }
 
-int mthca_SW2HW_CQ(struct mthca_dev *dev, void *cq_context,
+int mthca_SW2HW_CQ(struct mthca_dev *dev, struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox,
                   int cq_num, u8 *status)
 {
-       dma_addr_t indma;
-       int err;
-
-       indma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, cq_context,
-                              MTHCA_CQ_CONTEXT_SIZE,
-                              PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       if (pci_dma_mapping_error(indma))
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, cq_num, 0, CMD_SW2HW_CQ,
+       return mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, cq_num, 0, CMD_SW2HW_CQ,
                        CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
-
-       pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, indma,
-                        MTHCA_CQ_CONTEXT_SIZE, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       return err;
 }
 
-int mthca_HW2SW_CQ(struct mthca_dev *dev, void *cq_context,
+int mthca_HW2SW_CQ(struct mthca_dev *dev, struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox,
                   int cq_num, u8 *status)
 {
-       dma_addr_t outdma = 0;
-       int err;
-
-       outdma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, cq_context,
-                               MTHCA_CQ_CONTEXT_SIZE,
-                               PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-       if (pci_dma_mapping_error(outdma))
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, outdma, cq_num, 0,
-                           CMD_HW2SW_CQ,
-                           CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
-
-       pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, outdma,
-                        MTHCA_CQ_CONTEXT_SIZE,
-                        PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-       return err;
+       return mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, mailbox->dma, cq_num, 0,
+                            CMD_HW2SW_CQ,
+                            CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
 }
 
 int mthca_MODIFY_QP(struct mthca_dev *dev, int trans, u32 num,
-                   int is_ee, void *qp_context, u32 optmask,
+                   int is_ee, struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox, u32 optmask,
                    u8 *status)
 {
        static const u16 op[] = {
                [MTHCA_TRANS_ANY2RST]   = CMD_ERR2RST_QPEE
        };
        u8 op_mod = 0;
-
-       dma_addr_t indma;
+       int my_mailbox = 0;
        int err;
 
        if (trans < 0 || trans >= ARRAY_SIZE(op))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        if (trans == MTHCA_TRANS_ANY2RST) {
-               indma  = 0;
                op_mod = 3;     /* don't write outbox, any->reset */
 
                /* For debugging */
-               qp_context = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, MTHCA_QP_CONTEXT_SIZE,
-                                                 &indma);
-               op_mod = 2;     /* write outbox, any->reset */
+               if (!mailbox) {
+                       mailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+                       if (!IS_ERR(mailbox)) {
+                               my_mailbox = 1;
+                               op_mod     = 2; /* write outbox, any->reset */
+                       } else
+                               mailbox = NULL;
+               }
        } else {
-               indma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, qp_context,
-                                      MTHCA_QP_CONTEXT_SIZE,
-                                      PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-               if (pci_dma_mapping_error(indma))
-                       return -ENOMEM;
-
                if (0) {
                        int i;
                        mthca_dbg(dev, "Dumping QP context:\n");
-                       printk("  opt param mask: %08x\n", be32_to_cpup(qp_context));
+                       printk("  opt param mask: %08x\n", be32_to_cpup(mailbox->buf));
                        for (i = 0; i < 0x100 / 4; ++i) {
                                if (i % 8 == 0)
                                        printk("  [%02x] ", i * 4);
-                               printk(" %08x", be32_to_cpu(((u32 *) qp_context)[i + 2]));
+                               printk(" %08x",
+                                      be32_to_cpu(((u32 *) mailbox->buf)[i + 2]));
                                if ((i + 1) % 8 == 0)
                                        printk("\n");
                        }
        }
 
        if (trans == MTHCA_TRANS_ANY2RST) {
-               err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, indma, (!!is_ee << 24) | num,
-                                   op_mod, op[trans], CMD_TIME_CLASS_C, status);
+               err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, mailbox ? mailbox->dma : 0,
+                                   (!!is_ee << 24) | num, op_mod,
+                                   op[trans], CMD_TIME_CLASS_C, status);
 
-               if (0) {
+               if (0 && mailbox) {
                        int i;
                        mthca_dbg(dev, "Dumping QP context:\n");
-                       printk(" %08x\n", be32_to_cpup(qp_context));
+                       printk(" %08x\n", be32_to_cpup(mailbox->buf));
                        for (i = 0; i < 0x100 / 4; ++i) {
                                if (i % 8 == 0)
                                        printk("[%02x] ", i * 4);
-                               printk(" %08x", be32_to_cpu(((u32 *) qp_context)[i + 2]));
+                               printk(" %08x",
+                                      be32_to_cpu(((u32 *) mailbox->buf)[i + 2]));
                                if ((i + 1) % 8 == 0)
                                        printk("\n");
                        }
                }
 
        } else
-               err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, (!!is_ee << 24) | num,
+               err = mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, (!!is_ee << 24) | num,
                                op_mod, op[trans], CMD_TIME_CLASS_C, status);
 
-       if (trans != MTHCA_TRANS_ANY2RST)
-               pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, indma,
-                                MTHCA_QP_CONTEXT_SIZE, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       else
-               pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, MTHCA_QP_CONTEXT_SIZE,
-                                   qp_context, indma);
+       if (my_mailbox)
+               mthca_free_mailbox(dev, mailbox);
+
        return err;
 }
 
 int mthca_QUERY_QP(struct mthca_dev *dev, u32 num, int is_ee,
-                  void *qp_context, u8 *status)
+                  struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox, u8 *status)
 {
-       dma_addr_t outdma = 0;
-       int err;
-
-       outdma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, qp_context,
-                               MTHCA_QP_CONTEXT_SIZE,
-                               PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-       if (pci_dma_mapping_error(outdma))
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, outdma, (!!is_ee << 24) | num, 0,
-                           CMD_QUERY_QPEE,
-                           CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
-
-       pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, outdma,
-                        MTHCA_QP_CONTEXT_SIZE,
-                        PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-       return err;
+       return mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, mailbox->dma, (!!is_ee << 24) | num, 0,
+                            CMD_QUERY_QPEE, CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
 }
 
 int mthca_CONF_SPECIAL_QP(struct mthca_dev *dev, int type, u32 qpn,
 }
 
 int mthca_MAD_IFC(struct mthca_dev *dev, int ignore_mkey, int ignore_bkey,
-                 int port, struct ib_wc* in_wc, struct ib_grh* in_grh,
+                 int port, struct ib_wc *in_wc, struct ib_grh *in_grh,
                  void *in_mad, void *response_mad, u8 *status)
 {
-       void *box;
-       dma_addr_t dma;
+       struct mthca_mailbox *inmailbox, *outmailbox;
+       void *inbox;
        int err;
        u32 in_modifier = port;
        u8 op_modifier = 0;
 #define MAD_IFC_PKEY_OFFSET   0x10e
 #define MAD_IFC_GRH_OFFSET    0x140
 
-       box = pci_alloc_consistent(dev->pdev, MAD_IFC_BOX_SIZE, &dma);
-       if (!box)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       inmailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(inmailbox))
+               return PTR_ERR(inmailbox);
+       inbox = inmailbox->buf;
+
+       outmailbox = mthca_alloc_mailbox(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (IS_ERR(outmailbox)) {
+               mthca_free_mailbox(dev, inmailbox);
+               return PTR_ERR(outmailbox);
+       }
 
-       memcpy(box, in_mad, 256);
+       memcpy(inbox, in_mad, 256);
 
        /*
         * Key check traps can't be generated unless we have in_wc to
        if (in_wc) {
                u8 val;
 
-               memset(box + 256, 0, 256);
+               memset(inbox + 256, 0, 256);
 
-               MTHCA_PUT(box, in_wc->qp_num,     MAD_IFC_MY_QPN_OFFSET);
-               MTHCA_PUT(box, in_wc->src_qp,     MAD_IFC_RQPN_OFFSET);
+               MTHCA_PUT(inbox, in_wc->qp_num,     MAD_IFC_MY_QPN_OFFSET);
+               MTHCA_PUT(inbox, in_wc->src_qp,     MAD_IFC_RQPN_OFFSET);
 
                val = in_wc->sl << 4;
-               MTHCA_PUT(box, val,               MAD_IFC_SL_OFFSET);
+               MTHCA_PUT(inbox, val,               MAD_IFC_SL_OFFSET);
 
                val = in_wc->dlid_path_bits |
                        (in_wc->wc_flags & IB_WC_GRH ? 0x80 : 0);
-               MTHCA_PUT(box, val,               MAD_IFC_GRH_OFFSET);
+               MTHCA_PUT(inbox, val,               MAD_IFC_GRH_OFFSET);
 
-               MTHCA_PUT(box, in_wc->slid,       MAD_IFC_RLID_OFFSET);
-               MTHCA_PUT(box, in_wc->pkey_index, MAD_IFC_PKEY_OFFSET);
+               MTHCA_PUT(inbox, in_wc->slid,       MAD_IFC_RLID_OFFSET);
+               MTHCA_PUT(inbox, in_wc->pkey_index, MAD_IFC_PKEY_OFFSET);
 
                if (in_grh)
-                       memcpy((u8 *) box + MAD_IFC_GRH_OFFSET, in_grh, 40);
+                       memcpy(inbox + MAD_IFC_GRH_OFFSET, in_grh, 40);
 
                op_modifier |= 0x10;
 
                in_modifier |= in_wc->slid << 16;
        }
 
-       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, dma, dma + 512, in_modifier, op_modifier,
+       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, inmailbox->dma, outmailbox->dma,
+                           in_modifier, op_modifier,
                            CMD_MAD_IFC, CMD_TIME_CLASS_C, status);
 
        if (!err && !*status)
-               memcpy(response_mad, box + 512, 256);
+               memcpy(response_mad, outmailbox->buf, 256);
 
-       pci_free_consistent(dev->pdev, MAD_IFC_BOX_SIZE, box, dma);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, inmailbox);
+       mthca_free_mailbox(dev, outmailbox);
        return err;
 }
 
-int mthca_READ_MGM(struct mthca_dev *dev, int index, void *mgm,
-                  u8 *status)
+int mthca_READ_MGM(struct mthca_dev *dev, int index,
+                  struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox, u8 *status)
 {
-       dma_addr_t outdma = 0;
-       int err;
-
-       outdma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, mgm,
-                               MTHCA_MGM_ENTRY_SIZE,
-                               PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-       if (pci_dma_mapping_error(outdma))
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       err = mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, outdma, index, 0,
-                           CMD_READ_MGM,
-                           CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
-
-       pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, outdma,
-                        MTHCA_MGM_ENTRY_SIZE,
-                        PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-       return err;
+       return mthca_cmd_box(dev, 0, mailbox->dma, index, 0,
+                            CMD_READ_MGM, CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
 }
 
-int mthca_WRITE_MGM(struct mthca_dev *dev, int index, void *mgm,
-                   u8 *status)
+int mthca_WRITE_MGM(struct mthca_dev *dev, int index,
+                   struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox, u8 *status)
 {
-       dma_addr_t indma;
-       int err;
-
-       indma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, mgm,
-                              MTHCA_MGM_ENTRY_SIZE,
-                              PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       if (pci_dma_mapping_error(indma))
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       err = mthca_cmd(dev, indma, index, 0, CMD_WRITE_MGM,
-                       CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
-
-       pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, indma,
-                        MTHCA_MGM_ENTRY_SIZE, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       return err;
+       return mthca_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma, index, 0, CMD_WRITE_MGM,
+                        CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
 }
 
-int mthca_MGID_HASH(struct mthca_dev *dev, void *gid, u16 *hash,
-                   u8 *status)
+int mthca_MGID_HASH(struct mthca_dev *dev, struct mthca_mailbox *mailbox,
+                   u16 *hash, u8 *status)
 {
-       dma_addr_t indma;
        u64 imm;
        int err;
 
-       indma = pci_map_single(dev->pdev, gid, 16, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-       if (pci_dma_mapping_error(indma))
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       err = mthca_cmd_imm(dev, indma, &imm, 0, 0, CMD_MGID_HASH,
+       err = mthca_cmd_imm(dev, mailbox->dma, &imm, 0, 0, CMD_MGID_HASH,
                            CMD_TIME_CLASS_A, status);
-       *hash = imm;
 
-       pci_unmap_single(dev->pdev, indma, 16, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
+       *hash = imm;
        return err;
 }