diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
index 30b0654..9978e5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
@@ -69,36 +69,30 @@
  *
  * @param rxq
  *   Pointer to Rx queue structure.
- * @param elts_n
- *   Number of elements to allocate.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-mlx4_rxq_alloc_elts(struct rxq *rxq, unsigned int elts_n)
+mlx4_rxq_alloc_elts(struct rxq *rxq)
 {
+	struct rxq_elt (*elts)[rxq->elts_n] = rxq->elts;
 	unsigned int i;
-	struct rxq_elt (*elts)[elts_n] =
-		rte_calloc_socket("RXQ elements", 1, sizeof(*elts), 0,
-				  rxq->socket);
 
-	if (elts == NULL) {
-		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
-		ERROR("%p: can't allocate packets array", (void *)rxq);
-		goto error;
-	}
 	/* For each WR (packet). */
-	for (i = 0; (i != elts_n); ++i) {
+	for (i = 0; i != RTE_DIM(*elts); ++i) {
 		struct rxq_elt *elt = &(*elts)[i];
 		struct ibv_recv_wr *wr = &elt->wr;
 		struct ibv_sge *sge = &(*elts)[i].sge;
 		struct rte_mbuf *buf = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(rxq->mp);
 
 		if (buf == NULL) {
+			while (i--) {
+				rte_pktmbuf_free_seg((*elts)[i].buf);
+				(*elts)[i].buf = NULL;
+			}
 			rte_errno = ENOMEM;
-			ERROR("%p: empty mbuf pool", (void *)rxq);
-			goto error;
+			return -rte_errno;
 		}
 		elt->buf = buf;
 		wr->next = &(*elts)[(i + 1)].wr;
@@ -121,21 +115,7 @@ mlx4_rxq_alloc_elts(struct rxq *rxq, unsigned int elts_n)
 	}
 	/* The last WR pointer must be NULL. */
 	(*elts)[(i - 1)].wr.next = NULL;
-	DEBUG("%p: allocated and configured %u single-segment WRs",
-	      (void *)rxq, elts_n);
-	rxq->elts_n = elts_n;
-	rxq->elts_head = 0;
-	rxq->elts = elts;
 	return 0;
-error:
-	if (elts != NULL) {
-		for (i = 0; (i != RTE_DIM(*elts)); ++i)
-			rte_pktmbuf_free_seg((*elts)[i].buf);
-		rte_free(elts);
-	}
-	DEBUG("%p: failed, freed everything", (void *)rxq);
-	assert(rte_errno > 0);
-	return -rte_errno;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -148,17 +128,15 @@ static void
 mlx4_rxq_free_elts(struct rxq *rxq)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
-	unsigned int elts_n = rxq->elts_n;
-	struct rxq_elt (*elts)[elts_n] = rxq->elts;
+	struct rxq_elt (*elts)[rxq->elts_n] = rxq->elts;
 
 	DEBUG("%p: freeing WRs", (void *)rxq);
-	rxq->elts_n = 0;
-	rxq->elts = NULL;
-	if (elts == NULL)
-		return;
-	for (i = 0; (i != RTE_DIM(*elts)); ++i)
+	for (i = 0; (i != RTE_DIM(*elts)); ++i) {
+		if (!(*elts)[i].buf)
+			continue;
 		rte_pktmbuf_free_seg((*elts)[i].buf);
-	rte_free(elts);
+		(*elts)[i].buf = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -187,8 +165,21 @@ mlx4_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 {
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	uint32_t mb_len = rte_pktmbuf_data_room_size(mp);
+	struct rxq_elt (*elts)[desc];
 	struct rte_flow_error error;
 	struct rxq *rxq;
+	struct mlx4_malloc_vec vec[] = {
+		{
+			.align = RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+			.size = sizeof(*rxq),
+			.addr = (void **)&rxq,
+		},
+		{
+			.align = RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+			.size = sizeof(*elts),
+			.addr = (void **)&elts,
+		},
+	};
 	int ret;
 
 	(void)conf; /* Thresholds configuration (ignored). */
@@ -213,9 +204,8 @@ mlx4_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
 	/* Allocate and initialize Rx queue. */
-	rxq = rte_calloc_socket("RXQ", 1, sizeof(*rxq), 0, socket);
+	mlx4_zmallocv_socket("RXQ", vec, RTE_DIM(vec), socket);
 	if (!rxq) {
-		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
 		ERROR("%p: unable to allocate queue index %u",
 		      (void *)dev, idx);
 		return -rte_errno;
@@ -224,6 +214,9 @@ mlx4_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 		.priv = priv,
 		.mp = mp,
 		.port_id = dev->data->port_id,
+		.elts_n = desc,
+		.elts_head = 0,
+		.elts = elts,
 		.stats.idx = idx,
 		.socket = socket,
 	};
@@ -307,7 +300,7 @@ mlx4_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 		      (void *)dev, strerror(rte_errno));
 		goto error;
 	}
-	ret = mlx4_rxq_alloc_elts(rxq, desc);
+	ret = mlx4_rxq_alloc_elts(rxq);
 	if (ret) {
 		ERROR("%p: RXQ allocation failed: %s",
 		      (void *)dev, strerror(rte_errno));
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
index d62120e..d90f2f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct rxq {
 	struct rxq_elt (*elts)[]; /**< Rx elements. */
 	struct mlx4_rxq_stats stats; /**< Rx queue counters. */
 	unsigned int socket; /**< CPU socket ID for allocations. */
+	uint8_t data[]; /**< Remaining queue resources. */
 };
 
 /** Tx element. */
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ struct txq {
 	unsigned int elts_comp_cd_init; /**< Initial value for countdown. */
 	struct mlx4_txq_stats stats; /**< Tx queue counters. */
 	unsigned int socket; /**< CPU socket ID for allocations. */
+	uint8_t data[]; /**< Remaining queue resources. */
 };
 
 /* mlx4_rxq.c */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c
index f102c68..915f8d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c
@@ -64,59 +64,6 @@
 #include "mlx4_utils.h"
 
 /**
- * Allocate Tx queue elements.
- *
- * @param txq
- *   Pointer to Tx queue structure.
- * @param elts_n
- *   Number of elements to allocate.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
- */
-static int
-mlx4_txq_alloc_elts(struct txq *txq, unsigned int elts_n)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-	struct txq_elt (*elts)[elts_n] =
-		rte_calloc_socket("TXQ", 1, sizeof(*elts), 0, txq->socket);
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (elts == NULL) {
-		ERROR("%p: can't allocate packets array", (void *)txq);
-		ret = ENOMEM;
-		goto error;
-	}
-	for (i = 0; (i != elts_n); ++i) {
-		struct txq_elt *elt = &(*elts)[i];
-
-		elt->buf = NULL;
-	}
-	DEBUG("%p: allocated and configured %u WRs", (void *)txq, elts_n);
-	txq->elts_n = elts_n;
-	txq->elts = elts;
-	txq->elts_head = 0;
-	txq->elts_tail = 0;
-	txq->elts_comp = 0;
-	/*
-	 * Request send completion every MLX4_PMD_TX_PER_COMP_REQ packets or
-	 * at least 4 times per ring.
-	 */
-	txq->elts_comp_cd_init =
-		((MLX4_PMD_TX_PER_COMP_REQ < (elts_n / 4)) ?
-		 MLX4_PMD_TX_PER_COMP_REQ : (elts_n / 4));
-	txq->elts_comp_cd = txq->elts_comp_cd_init;
-	assert(ret == 0);
-	return 0;
-error:
-	rte_free(elts);
-	DEBUG("%p: failed, freed everything", (void *)txq);
-	assert(ret > 0);
-	rte_errno = ret;
-	return -rte_errno;
-}
-
-/**
  * Free Tx queue elements.
  *
  * @param txq
@@ -125,34 +72,21 @@ mlx4_txq_alloc_elts(struct txq *txq, unsigned int elts_n)
 static void
 mlx4_txq_free_elts(struct txq *txq)
 {
-	unsigned int elts_n = txq->elts_n;
 	unsigned int elts_head = txq->elts_head;
 	unsigned int elts_tail = txq->elts_tail;
-	struct txq_elt (*elts)[elts_n] = txq->elts;
+	struct txq_elt (*elts)[txq->elts_n] = txq->elts;
 
 	DEBUG("%p: freeing WRs", (void *)txq);
-	txq->elts_n = 0;
-	txq->elts_head = 0;
-	txq->elts_tail = 0;
-	txq->elts_comp = 0;
-	txq->elts_comp_cd = 0;
-	txq->elts_comp_cd_init = 0;
-	txq->elts = NULL;
-	if (elts == NULL)
-		return;
 	while (elts_tail != elts_head) {
 		struct txq_elt *elt = &(*elts)[elts_tail];
 
 		assert(elt->buf != NULL);
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(elt->buf);
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-		/* Poisoning. */
-		memset(elt, 0x77, sizeof(*elt));
-#endif
-		if (++elts_tail == elts_n)
+		elt->buf = NULL;
+		if (++elts_tail == RTE_DIM(*elts))
 			elts_tail = 0;
 	}
-	rte_free(elts);
+	txq->elts_tail = txq->elts_head;
 }
 
 struct txq_mp2mr_mbuf_check_data {
@@ -235,8 +169,21 @@ mlx4_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 		    unsigned int socket, const struct rte_eth_txconf *conf)
 {
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct txq_elt (*elts)[desc];
 	struct ibv_qp_init_attr qp_init_attr;
 	struct txq *txq;
+	struct mlx4_malloc_vec vec[] = {
+		{
+			.align = RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+			.size = sizeof(*txq),
+			.addr = (void **)&txq,
+		},
+		{
+			.align = RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+			.size = sizeof(*elts),
+			.addr = (void **)&elts,
+		},
+	};
 	int ret;
 
 	(void)conf; /* Thresholds configuration (ignored). */
@@ -261,9 +208,8 @@ mlx4_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
 	/* Allocate and initialize Tx queue. */
-	txq = rte_calloc_socket("TXQ", 1, sizeof(*txq), 0, socket);
+	mlx4_zmallocv_socket("TXQ", vec, RTE_DIM(vec), socket);
 	if (!txq) {
-		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
 		ERROR("%p: unable to allocate queue index %u",
 		      (void *)dev, idx);
 		return -rte_errno;
@@ -272,6 +218,19 @@ mlx4_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 		.priv = priv,
 		.stats.idx = idx,
 		.socket = socket,
+		.elts_n = desc,
+		.elts = elts,
+		.elts_head = 0,
+		.elts_tail = 0,
+		.elts_comp = 0,
+		/*
+		 * Request send completion every MLX4_PMD_TX_PER_COMP_REQ
+		 * packets or at least 4 times per ring.
+		 */
+		.elts_comp_cd =
+			RTE_MIN(MLX4_PMD_TX_PER_COMP_REQ, desc / 4),
+		.elts_comp_cd_init =
+			RTE_MIN(MLX4_PMD_TX_PER_COMP_REQ, desc / 4),
 	};
 	txq->cq = ibv_create_cq(priv->ctx, desc, NULL, NULL, 0);
 	if (!txq->cq) {
@@ -314,12 +273,6 @@ mlx4_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 		      (void *)dev, strerror(rte_errno));
 		goto error;
 	}
-	ret = mlx4_txq_alloc_elts(txq, desc);
-	if (ret) {
-		ERROR("%p: TXQ allocation failed: %s",
-		      (void *)dev, strerror(rte_errno));
-		goto error;
-	}
 	ret = ibv_modify_qp
 		(txq->qp,
 		 &(struct ibv_qp_attr){
