iser_err("got qp event %d\n",cause->event);
 }
 
+static void iser_event_handler(struct ib_event_handler *handler,
+                               struct ib_event *event)
+{
+       iser_err("async event %d on device %s port %d\n", event->event,
+               event->device->name, event->element.port_num);
+}
+
 /**
  * iser_create_device_ib_res - creates Protection Domain (PD), Completion
  * Queue (CQ), DMA Memory Region (DMA MR) with the device associated with
        if (IS_ERR(device->mr))
                goto dma_mr_err;
 
+       INIT_IB_EVENT_HANDLER(&device->event_handler, device->ib_device,
+                               iser_event_handler);
+       if (ib_register_event_handler(&device->event_handler))
+               goto handler_err;
+
        return 0;
 
+handler_err:
+       ib_dereg_mr(device->mr);
 dma_mr_err:
        tasklet_kill(&device->cq_tasklet);
 cq_arm_err:
        BUG_ON(device->mr == NULL);
 
        tasklet_kill(&device->cq_tasklet);
-
+       (void)ib_unregister_event_handler(&device->event_handler);
        (void)ib_dereg_mr(device->mr);
        (void)ib_destroy_cq(device->tx_cq);
        (void)ib_destroy_cq(device->rx_cq);