pool->max_items_soft = pool->max_items;
 
        frmr->fr_state = FRMR_IS_FREE;
+       init_waitqueue_head(&frmr->fr_inv_done);
        return ibmr;
 
 out_no_cigar:
        if (frmr->fr_inv) {
                frmr->fr_state = FRMR_IS_FREE;
                frmr->fr_inv = false;
+               wake_up(&frmr->fr_inv_done);
        }
 
        atomic_inc(&ic->i_fastreg_wrs);
        }
 
        do {
-               if (ibmr)
+               if (ibmr) {
+                       /* Memory regions make it onto the "clean_list" via
+                        * "rds_ib_flush_mr_pool", after the memory region has
+                        * been posted for invalidation via "rds_ib_post_inv".
+                        *
+                        * At that point in time, "fr_state" may still be
+                        * in state "FRMR_IS_INUSE", since the only place where
+                        * "fr_state" transitions to "FRMR_IS_FREE" is in
+                        * is in "rds_ib_mr_cqe_handler", which is
+                        * triggered by a tasklet.
+                        *
+                        * So we wait for "fr_inv_done" to trigger
+                        * and only put memory regions onto the drop_list
+                        * that failed (i.e. not marked "FRMR_IS_FREE").
+                        *
+                        * This avoids the problem of memory-regions bouncing
+                        * between "clean_list" and "drop_list" before they
+                        * even have a chance to be properly invalidated.
+                        */
+                       frmr = &ibmr->u.frmr;
+                       wait_event(frmr->fr_inv_done, frmr->fr_state != FRMR_IS_INUSE);
+                       if (frmr->fr_state == FRMR_IS_FREE)
+                               break;
                        rds_ib_free_frmr(ibmr, true);
+               }
                ibmr = rds_ib_alloc_frmr(rds_ibdev, nents);
                if (IS_ERR(ibmr))
                        return ibmr;