u32 cur_num_vqs;
        struct notifier_block nb;
        struct vdpa_callback config_cb;
+       struct mlx5_vdpa_wq_ent cvq_ent;
 };
 
 static void free_resources(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev);
        ndev = to_mlx5_vdpa_ndev(mvdev);
        cvq = &mvdev->cvq;
        if (!(ndev->mvdev.actual_features & BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ)))
-               goto out;
+               return;
 
        if (!cvq->ready)
-               goto out;
+               return;
 
        while (true) {
                err = vringh_getdesc_iotlb(&cvq->vring, &cvq->riov, &cvq->wiov, &cvq->head,
 
                if (vringh_need_notify_iotlb(&cvq->vring))
                        vringh_notify(&cvq->vring);
+
+               queue_work(mvdev->wq, &wqent->work);
+               break;
        }
-out:
-       kfree(wqent);
 }
 
 static void mlx5_vdpa_kick_vq(struct vdpa_device *vdev, u16 idx)
        struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev = to_mvdev(vdev);
        struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev = to_mlx5_vdpa_ndev(mvdev);
        struct mlx5_vdpa_virtqueue *mvq;
-       struct mlx5_vdpa_wq_ent *wqent;
 
        if (!is_index_valid(mvdev, idx))
                return;
                if (!mvdev->wq || !mvdev->cvq.ready)
                        return;
 
-               wqent = kzalloc(sizeof(*wqent), GFP_ATOMIC);
-               if (!wqent)
-                       return;
-
-               wqent->mvdev = mvdev;
-               INIT_WORK(&wqent->work, mlx5_cvq_kick_handler);
-               queue_work(mvdev->wq, &wqent->work);
+               queue_work(mvdev->wq, &ndev->cvq_ent.work);
                return;
        }
 
        if (err)
                goto err_mr;
 
+       ndev->cvq_ent.mvdev = mvdev;
+       INIT_WORK(&ndev->cvq_ent.work, mlx5_cvq_kick_handler);
        mvdev->wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("mlx5_vdpa_wq");
        if (!mvdev->wq) {
                err = -ENOMEM;