static void nvmet_rdma_read_data_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc);
 static void nvmet_rdma_qp_event(struct ib_event *event, void *priv);
 static void nvmet_rdma_queue_disconnect(struct nvmet_rdma_queue *queue);
+static void nvmet_rdma_free_rsp(struct nvmet_rdma_device *ndev,
+                               struct nvmet_rdma_rsp *r);
+static int nvmet_rdma_alloc_rsp(struct nvmet_rdma_device *ndev,
+                               struct nvmet_rdma_rsp *r);
 
 static const struct nvmet_fabrics_ops nvmet_rdma_ops;
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->rsps_lock, flags);
 
        if (unlikely(!rsp)) {
-               rsp = kmalloc(sizeof(*rsp), GFP_KERNEL);
+               int ret;
+
+               rsp = kzalloc(sizeof(*rsp), GFP_KERNEL);
                if (unlikely(!rsp))
                        return NULL;
+               ret = nvmet_rdma_alloc_rsp(queue->dev, rsp);
+               if (unlikely(ret)) {
+                       kfree(rsp);
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+
                rsp->allocated = true;
        }
 
        unsigned long flags;
 
        if (unlikely(rsp->allocated)) {
+               nvmet_rdma_free_rsp(rsp->queue->dev, rsp);
                kfree(rsp);
                return;
        }