diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
index 5ceda710f516..b84791f03a27 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ config INFINIBAND_USER_ACCESS
 	  libibverbs, libibcm and a hardware driver library from
 	  <http://www.openfabrics.org/git/>.
 
+config INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
+       bool "Experimental and unstable ABI for userspace access to flow steering verbs"
+       depends on INFINIBAND_USER_ACCESS
+       depends on STAGING
+	---help---
+	  The final ABI for userspace access to flow steering verbs
+	  has not been defined.  To use the current ABI, *WHICH WILL
+	  CHANGE IN THE FUTURE*, say Y here.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config INFINIBAND_USER_MEM
 	bool
 	depends on INFINIBAND_USER_ACCESS != n
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h
index d040b877475f..d8f9c6c272d7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(destroy_srq);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(create_xsrq);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(open_xrcd);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(close_xrcd);
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(create_flow);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(destroy_flow);
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 
 #endif /* UVERBS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index f2b81b9ee0d6..2f0f01b70e3b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ static struct uverbs_lock_class qp_lock_class	= { .name = "QP-uobj" };
 static struct uverbs_lock_class ah_lock_class	= { .name = "AH-uobj" };
 static struct uverbs_lock_class srq_lock_class	= { .name = "SRQ-uobj" };
 static struct uverbs_lock_class xrcd_lock_class = { .name = "XRCD-uobj" };
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
 static struct uverbs_lock_class rule_lock_class = { .name = "RULE-uobj" };
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 
 #define INIT_UDATA(udata, ibuf, obuf, ilen, olen)			\
 	do {								\
@@ -2599,6 +2601,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_detach_mcast(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	return ret ? ret : in_len;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
 static int kern_spec_to_ib_spec(struct ib_kern_spec *kern_spec,
 				union ib_flow_spec *ib_spec)
 {
@@ -2824,6 +2827,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_destroy_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 
 	return ret ? ret : in_len;
 }
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 
 static int __uverbs_create_xsrq(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 				struct ib_uverbs_create_xsrq *cmd,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index 75ad86c4abf8..2df31f68ea09 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -115,8 +115,10 @@ static ssize_t (*uverbs_cmd_table[])(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CLOSE_XRCD]		= ib_uverbs_close_xrcd,
 	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_XSRQ]		= ib_uverbs_create_xsrq,
 	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_OPEN_QP]		= ib_uverbs_open_qp,
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
 	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_FLOW]		= ib_uverbs_create_flow,
 	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_DESTROY_FLOW]	= ib_uverbs_destroy_flow
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 };
 
 static void ib_uverbs_add_one(struct ib_device *device);
@@ -605,6 +607,7 @@ static ssize_t ib_uverbs_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 	if (!(file->device->ib_dev->uverbs_cmd_mask & (1ull << hdr.command)))
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
 	if (hdr.command >= IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_THRESHOLD) {
 		struct ib_uverbs_cmd_hdr_ex hdr_ex;
 
@@ -621,6 +624,7 @@ static ssize_t ib_uverbs_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 						     (hdr_ex.out_words +
 						      hdr_ex.provider_out_words) * 4);
 	} else {
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 		if (hdr.in_words * 4 != count)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -628,7 +632,9 @@ static ssize_t ib_uverbs_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 						     buf + sizeof(hdr),
 						     hdr.in_words * 4,
 						     hdr.out_words * 4);
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
 	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 }
 
 static int ib_uverbs_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index d6c5a73becf4..f0612645de99 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -1691,9 +1691,11 @@ static void *mlx4_ib_add(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 		ibdev->ib_dev.create_flow	= mlx4_ib_create_flow;
 		ibdev->ib_dev.destroy_flow	= mlx4_ib_destroy_flow;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
 		ibdev->ib_dev.uverbs_cmd_mask	|=
 			(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_FLOW) |
 			(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_DESTROY_FLOW);
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 	}
 
 	mlx4_ib_alloc_eqs(dev, ibdev);
diff --git a/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h b/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
index 0b233c56b0e4..e3ddd86c90a6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ enum {
 	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CLOSE_XRCD,
 	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_XSRQ,
 	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_OPEN_QP,
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
 	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_FLOW = IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_THRESHOLD,
 	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_DESTROY_FLOW
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ struct ib_uverbs_cmd_hdr {
 	__u16 out_words;
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
 struct ib_uverbs_cmd_hdr_ex {
 	__u32 command;
 	__u16 in_words;
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ struct ib_uverbs_cmd_hdr_ex {
 	__u16 provider_out_words;
 	__u32 cmd_hdr_reserved;
 };
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 
 struct ib_uverbs_get_context {
 	__u64 response;
@@ -696,6 +700,7 @@ struct ib_uverbs_detach_mcast {
 	__u64 driver_data[0];
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING
 struct ib_kern_eth_filter {
 	__u8  dst_mac[6];
 	__u8  src_mac[6];
@@ -780,6 +785,7 @@ struct ib_uverbs_destroy_flow  {
 	__u32 comp_mask;
 	__u32 flow_handle;
 };
+#endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EXPERIMENTAL_UVERBS_FLOW_STEERING */
 
 struct ib_uverbs_create_srq {
 	__u64 response;