diff --git a/src/msg/async/rdma/Infiniband.h b/src/msg/async/rdma/Infiniband.h
index cd74d9e57fc..a16b093ae3c 100644
--- a/src/msg/async/rdma/Infiniband.h
+++ b/src/msg/async/rdma/Infiniband.h
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 #include "msg/async/net_handler.h"
 #include "common/Mutex.h"
 
+#define RDMA_DEBUG 0
+
+#if RDMA_DEBUG
+#include "ib_dbg.h"
+#endif
+
 #define HUGE_PAGE_SIZE (2 * 1024 * 1024)
 #define ALIGN_TO_PAGE_SIZE(x) \
   (((x) + HUGE_PAGE_SIZE -1) / HUGE_PAGE_SIZE * HUGE_PAGE_SIZE)
diff --git a/src/msg/async/rdma/ib_dbg.h b/src/msg/async/rdma/ib_dbg.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aac698d2668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/msg/async/rdma/ib_dbg.h
@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+// -*- mode:C++; tab-width:8; c-basic-offset:2; indent-tabs-mode:t -*-
+// vim: ts=8 sw=2 smarttab
+
+#ifndef __IB_DBG_H__
+#define __IB_DBG_H__
+
+#define dout_subsys ceph_subsys_ms
+#undef dout_prefix
+#define dout_prefix *_dout << "ib_dbg "
+
+#define ibdbg_ldout \
+  if (g_ceph_context && g_ceph_context->_log) \
+    ldout(g_ceph_context,1) << f << ":" << l << " ib command: " << __func__
+
+static inline struct ibv_srq *_ibv_create_srq(const char *f, int l,
+					      struct ibv_pd *pd,
+				struct ibv_srq_init_attr *srq_init_attr)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_create_srq(pd, srq_init_attr);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " pd: " << pd <<
+    " | srq: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_create_srq(...)           _ibv_create_srq(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline void _ibv_ack_cq_events(const char *f, int l,
+                                      struct ibv_cq *cq, unsigned int nevents)
+{
+  ibdbg_ldout << " cq: " << cq << " nevents: " << nevents << dendl;
+
+  ibv_ack_cq_events(cq, nevents);
+}
+#define ibv_ack_cq_events(...)        _ibv_ack_cq_events(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline struct ibv_pd *_ibv_alloc_pd(const char *f, int l,
+                                          struct ibv_context *context)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_alloc_pd(context);
+
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " ctxt: " << context <<
+    " | pd: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_alloc_pd(...)             _ibv_alloc_pd(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_close_device(const char *f, int l,
+                                   struct ibv_context *context)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_close_device(context);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " ctxt: " << context <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_close_device(...)         _ibv_close_device(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline struct ibv_comp_channel *_ibv_create_comp_channel(const char *f, int l,
+                                                               struct ibv_context *context)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_create_comp_channel(context);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " ctxt: " << context <<
+    " | channel: " << ret << " fd: " << ( ret ? ret->fd : -1 ) << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_create_comp_channel(...)  _ibv_create_comp_channel(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline struct ibv_cq *_ibv_create_cq(const char *f, int l,
+                                           struct ibv_context *context, int cqe,
+                                           void *cq_context,
+                                           struct ibv_comp_channel *channel,
+                                           int comp_vector)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_create_cq(context, cqe, cq_context, channel, comp_vector);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " context: " << context << " channel: " << channel <<
+    " | cq: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_create_cq(...)            _ibv_create_cq(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline struct ibv_qp *_ibv_create_qp(const char *f, int l,
+                                            struct ibv_pd *pd,
+                                            struct ibv_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_create_qp(pd, qp_init_attr);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " pd: " << pd <<
+    " send_cq: " << qp_init_attr->send_cq <<
+    " recv_cq: " << qp_init_attr->recv_cq <<
+    " srq: " << qp_init_attr->srq <<
+    " | qp: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_create_qp(...)            _ibv_create_qp(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_dealloc_pd(const char *f, int l,
+                                  struct ibv_pd *pd)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_dealloc_pd(pd);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " pd: " << pd <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_dealloc_pd(...)           _ibv_dealloc_pd(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_destroy_comp_channel(const char *f, int l,
+                                            struct ibv_comp_channel *channel)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_destroy_comp_channel(channel);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " channel: " << channel <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_destroy_comp_channel(...) _ibv_destroy_comp_channel(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_destroy_cq(const char *f, int l,
+                                  struct ibv_cq *cq)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_destroy_cq(cq);
+
+  if (ret) {
+    ibdbg_ldout << " cq: " << cq <<
+      " | ret: " << cpp_strerror(ret) << dendl;
+  } else {
+    ibdbg_ldout << " cq: " << cq <<
+      " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+  }
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_destroy_cq(...)           _ibv_destroy_cq(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_destroy_qp(const char *f, int l,
+                                  struct ibv_qp *qp)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_destroy_qp(qp);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " qp: " << qp <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_destroy_qp(...)           _ibv_destroy_qp(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_destroy_srq(const char *f, int l,
+                                   struct ibv_srq *srq)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_destroy_srq(srq);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " srq: " << srq <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_destroy_srq(...)          _ibv_destroy_srq(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+//#define ibv_exp_query_gid_attr(...)   _ibv_exp_query_gid_attr(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_fork_init(const char *f, int l)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_fork_init();
+
+  ibdbg_ldout <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_fork_init()            _ibv_fork_init(__func__, __LINE__)
+
+static inline void _ibv_free_device_list(const char *f, int l,
+                                         struct ibv_device **list)
+{
+  ibdbg_ldout << " list: " << list << dendl;
+
+  ibv_free_device_list(list);
+}
+#define ibv_free_device_list(...)     _ibv_free_device_list(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_get_cq_event(const char *f, int l,
+                                    struct ibv_comp_channel *channel,
+                                    struct ibv_cq **cq, void **cq_context)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_get_cq_event(channel, cq, cq_context);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " channel: " << channel << " cq: " << cq << " cq_context:" << cq_context <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_get_cq_event(...)         _ibv_get_cq_event(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline struct ibv_device **_ibv_get_device_list(const char *f, int l,
+                                                       int *num_devices)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_get_device_list(num_devices);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout <<
+    " | num: " << *num_devices << " list: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_get_device_list(...)      _ibv_get_device_list(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline const char *_ibv_get_device_name(const char *f, int l,
+                                               struct ibv_device *device)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_get_device_name(device);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " device: " << device <<
+    " | name: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_get_device_name(...)      _ibv_get_device_name(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_modify_qp(const char *f, int l,
+                                 struct ibv_qp *qp, struct ibv_qp_attr *attr,
+                                 int attr_mask)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_modify_qp(qp, attr, attr_mask);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " qp: " << qp <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_modify_qp(...)            _ibv_modify_qp(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline struct ibv_context *_ibv_open_device(const char *f, int l,
+                                                   struct ibv_device *device)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_open_device(device);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " device: " << device <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_open_device(...)          _ibv_open_device(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_poll_cq(const char *f, int l,
+                               struct ibv_cq *cq, int num_entries, struct ibv_wc *wc)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_poll_cq(cq, num_entries, wc);
+  static utime_t last_print = ceph_clock_now();
+  static int suppressed_counter = 0;
+
+  if ((ceph_clock_now() - last_print).to_msec() < 100) {
+    suppressed_counter++;
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  if (suppressed_counter > 0) {
+    ibdbg_ldout << " cq: " << cq << " num_entries: " << num_entries <<
+      " | ret: " << ret <<
+      " {suppressed " << suppressed_counter << " prints}" << dendl;
+    suppressed_counter = 0;
+  } else {
+    ibdbg_ldout << " cq: " << cq << " num_entries: " << num_entries <<
+      " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+  }
+
+  last_print = ceph_clock_now();
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_poll_cq(...)              _ibv_poll_cq(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_post_send(const char *f, int l,
+                                 struct ibv_qp *qp, struct ibv_send_wr *wr,
+                                 struct ibv_send_wr **bad_wr)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_post_send(qp, wr, bad_wr);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " qp: " << qp <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_post_send(...)            _ibv_post_send(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_post_srq_recv(const char *f, int l,
+                                     struct ibv_srq *srq,
+                                     struct ibv_recv_wr *recv_wr,
+                                     struct ibv_recv_wr **bad_recv_wr)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_post_srq_recv(srq, recv_wr, bad_recv_wr);
+
+  static struct ibv_srq *last_srq = nullptr;
+  if (last_srq != srq) {
+    ibdbg_ldout << " srq: " << srq <<
+      " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+    last_srq = srq;
+  }
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_post_srq_recv(...)        _ibv_post_srq_recv(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_query_device(const char *f, int l,
+                                    struct ibv_context *context,
+                                    struct ibv_device_attr *device_attr)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_query_device(context, device_attr);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " context: " << context <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_query_device(...)         _ibv_query_device(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_query_gid(const char *f, int l,
+                                 struct ibv_context *context, int port_num,
+                                 int index, union ibv_gid *gid)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_query_gid(context, port_num, index, gid);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " context: " << context << " port_num: " << port_num << " index: " << index <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_query_gid(...)            _ibv_query_gid(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int ____ibv_query_port(const char *f, int l,
+                                     struct ibv_context *context,
+                                     int port_num,
+                                     struct ibv_port_attr *port_attr)
+{
+  auto ret = ___ibv_query_port(context, port_num, port_attr);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " context: " << context << " port_num: " << port_num <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ___ibv_query_port(...)        ____ibv_query_port(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_req_notify_cq(const char *f, int l,
+                                     struct ibv_cq *cq, int solicited_only)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_req_notify_cq(cq, solicited_only);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " cq: " << cq << " solicited_only: " << solicited_only <<
+    " | ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_req_notify_cq(...)        _ibv_req_notify_cq(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline int _ibv_get_async_event(const char *f, int l,
+                                       struct ibv_context *context,
+                                       struct ibv_async_event *event)
+{
+  auto ret = ibv_get_async_event(context, event);
+
+  ibdbg_ldout << " context: " << context <<
+    " | event: " << event << " ret: " << ret << dendl;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#define ibv_get_async_event(...)        _ibv_get_async_event(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline void _ibv_ack_async_event(const char *f, int l,
+                                        struct ibv_async_event *event)
+{
+  ibdbg_ldout << " event: " << event << dendl;
+
+  ibv_ack_async_event(event);
+}
+#define ibv_ack_async_event(...)        _ibv_ack_async_event(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+#endif // __IB_DBG_H__