diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_hdr.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_hdr.c
index 790a0b41147e..62e026262663 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_hdr.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_hdr.c
@@ -581,7 +581,8 @@ static int __ipa_add_hdr_proc_ctx(struct ipa_hdr_proc_ctx_add *proc_ctx,
 	return 0;
 
 bad_len:
-	hdr_entry->ref_cnt--;
+	if (add_ref_hdr)
+		hdr_entry->ref_cnt--;
 	entry->cookie = 0;
 	kmem_cache_free(ipa_ctx->hdr_proc_ctx_cache, entry);
 	return -EPERM;
@@ -761,7 +762,7 @@ static int __ipa_del_hdr_proc_ctx(u32 proc_ctx_hdl, bool release_hdr)
 	}
 
 	if (release_hdr)
-		__ipa_release_hdr(entry->hdr->id);
+		__ipa_del_hdr(entry->hdr->id);
 
 	/* move the offset entry to appropriate free list */
 	list_move(&entry->offset_entry->link,
@@ -1089,12 +1090,19 @@ int ipa2_reset_hdr(void)
 			&ipa_ctx->hdr_tbl.head_hdr_entry_list, link) {
 
 		/* do not remove the default header */
-		if (!strcmp(entry->name, IPA_LAN_RX_HDR_NAME))
+		if (!strcmp(entry->name, IPA_LAN_RX_HDR_NAME)) {
+			if (entry->is_hdr_proc_ctx) {
+				mutex_unlock(&ipa_ctx->lock);
+				WARN_ON(1);
+				IPAERR("default header is proc ctx\n");
+				return -EFAULT;
+			}
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		if (ipa_id_find(entry->id) == NULL) {
-			WARN_ON(1);
 			mutex_unlock(&ipa_ctx->lock);
+			WARN_ON(1);
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 		if (entry->is_hdr_proc_ctx) {
@@ -1147,8 +1155,8 @@ int ipa2_reset_hdr(void)
 		link) {
 
 		if (ipa_id_find(ctx_entry->id) == NULL) {
-			WARN_ON(1);
 			mutex_unlock(&ipa_ctx->lock);
+			WARN_ON(1);
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 		list_del(&ctx_entry->link);
@@ -1311,8 +1319,8 @@ int ipa2_put_hdr(u32 hdr_hdl)
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	if (entry == NULL || entry->cookie != IPA_COOKIE) {
-		IPAERR("bad params\n");
+	if (entry->cookie != IPA_COOKIE) {
+		IPAERR("invalid header entry\n");
 		result = -EINVAL;
 		goto bail;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_i.h b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_i.h
index a8d68f27af18..6a5b779b24f8 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_i.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_i.h
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ struct ipa_rt_tbl {
  * @is_partial: flag indicating if header table entry is partial
  * @is_hdr_proc_ctx: false - hdr entry resides in hdr table,
  * true - hdr entry resides in DDR and pointed to by proc ctx
- * @phys_base: physical address of entry in SRAM when is_hdr_proc_ctx is true,
+ * @phys_base: physical address of entry in DDR when is_hdr_proc_ctx is true,
  * else 0
  * @proc_ctx: processing context header
  * @offset_entry: entry's offset
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_rt.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_rt.c
index 9d4704ded0c3..15476f38cf44 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_rt.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_rt.c
@@ -1008,6 +1008,10 @@ static int __ipa_add_rt_rule(enum ipa_ip_type ip, const char *name,
 	return 0;
 
 ipa_insert_failed:
+	if (entry->hdr)
+		entry->hdr->ref_cnt--;
+	else if (entry->proc_ctx)
+		entry->proc_ctx->ref_cnt--;
 	list_del(&entry->link);
 	kmem_cache_free(ipa_ctx->rt_rule_cache, entry);
 error:
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c
index 029647213531..11da023c9d6a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ static int __ipa_add_hdr_proc_ctx(struct ipa_hdr_proc_ctx_add *proc_ctx,
 	return 0;
 
 bad_len:
-	hdr_entry->ref_cnt--;
+	if (add_ref_hdr)
+		hdr_entry->ref_cnt--;
 	entry->cookie = 0;
 	kmem_cache_free(ipa3_ctx->hdr_proc_ctx_cache, entry);
 	return -EPERM;
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ static int __ipa3_del_hdr_proc_ctx(u32 proc_ctx_hdl, bool release_hdr)
 	}
 
 	if (release_hdr)
-		__ipa3_release_hdr(entry->hdr->id);
+		__ipa3_del_hdr(entry->hdr->id);
 
 	/* move the offset entry to appropriate free list */
 	list_move(&entry->offset_entry->link,
@@ -893,12 +894,19 @@ int ipa3_reset_hdr(void)
 			&ipa3_ctx->hdr_tbl.head_hdr_entry_list, link) {
 
 		/* do not remove the default header */
-		if (!strcmp(entry->name, IPA_LAN_RX_HDR_NAME))
+		if (!strcmp(entry->name, IPA_LAN_RX_HDR_NAME)) {
+			if (entry->is_hdr_proc_ctx) {
+				IPAERR("default header is proc ctx\n");
+				mutex_unlock(&ipa3_ctx->lock);
+				WARN_ON(1);
+				return -EFAULT;
+			}
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		if (ipa3_id_find(entry->id) == NULL) {
-			WARN_ON(1);
 			mutex_unlock(&ipa3_ctx->lock);
+			WARN_ON(1);
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 		if (entry->is_hdr_proc_ctx) {
@@ -951,8 +959,8 @@ int ipa3_reset_hdr(void)
 		link) {
 
 		if (ipa3_id_find(ctx_entry->id) == NULL) {
-			WARN_ON(1);
 			mutex_unlock(&ipa3_ctx->lock);
+			WARN_ON(1);
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 		list_del(&ctx_entry->link);
@@ -1115,8 +1123,8 @@ int ipa3_put_hdr(u32 hdr_hdl)
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	if (entry == NULL || entry->cookie != IPA_COOKIE) {
-		IPAERR("bad params\n");
+	if (entry->cookie != IPA_COOKIE) {
+		IPAERR("invalid header entry\n");
 		result = -EINVAL;
 		goto bail;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
index cce05cf31b3c..97a3117d44e9 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ struct ipa3_rt_tbl {
  * @is_partial: flag indicating if header table entry is partial
  * @is_hdr_proc_ctx: false - hdr entry resides in hdr table,
  * true - hdr entry resides in DDR and pointed to by proc ctx
- * @phys_base: physical address of entry in SRAM when is_hdr_proc_ctx is true,
+ * @phys_base: physical address of entry in DDR when is_hdr_proc_ctx is true,
  * else 0
  * @proc_ctx: processing context header
  * @offset_entry: entry's offset
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
index 138db3dbde84..b06e33a8258a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
@@ -957,6 +957,10 @@ static int __ipa_finish_rt_rule_add(struct ipa3_rt_entry *entry, u32 *rule_hdl,
 	return 0;
 
 ipa_insert_failed:
+	if (entry->hdr)
+		entry->hdr->ref_cnt--;
+	else if (entry->proc_ctx)
+		entry->proc_ctx->ref_cnt--;
 	idr_remove(&tbl->rule_ids, entry->rule_id);
 	list_del(&entry->link);
 	kmem_cache_free(ipa3_ctx->rt_rule_cache, entry);
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipahal/ipahal.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipahal/ipahal.c
index 4f6097c6da35..6c4d14b093c3 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipahal/ipahal.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipahal/ipahal.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,10 @@ int ipahal_cp_proc_ctx_to_hw_buff(enum ipa_hdr_proc_type type,
 		(!phys_base && !hdr_base_addr) ||
 		!hdr_base_addr ||
 		((is_hdr_proc_ctx == false) && !offset_entry)) {
-		IPAHAL_ERR("failed on validating params");
+		IPAHAL_ERR(
+			"invalid input: hdr_len:%u phys_base:%pad hdr_base_addr:%u is_hdr_proc_ctx:%d offset_entry:%pK\n"
+			, hdr_len, &phys_base, hdr_base_addr
+			, is_hdr_proc_ctx, offset_entry);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}