diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index e286b3c..2e965de 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -45,18 +45,10 @@ static struct smc_lgr_list smc_lgr_list = {	/* established link groups */
 static atomic_t lgr_cnt = ATOMIC_INIT(0); /* number of existing link groups */
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(lgrs_deleted);
 
-struct smc_ib_up_work {
-	struct work_struct	work;
-	struct smc_link_group	*lgr;
-	struct smc_ib_device	*smcibdev;
-	u8			ibport;
-};
-
 static void smc_buf_free(struct smc_link_group *lgr, bool is_rmb,
 			 struct smc_buf_desc *buf_desc);
 static void __smc_lgr_terminate(struct smc_link_group *lgr, bool soft);
 
-static void smc_link_up_work(struct work_struct *work);
 static void smc_link_down_work(struct work_struct *work);
 
 /* return head of link group list and its lock for a given link group */
@@ -1106,67 +1098,23 @@ static void smc_conn_abort_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	sock_put(&smc->sk); /* sock_hold done by schedulers of abort_work */
 }
 
-/* link is up - establish alternate link if applicable */
-static void smcr_link_up(struct smc_link_group *lgr,
-			 struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev, u8 ibport)
-{
-	struct smc_link *link = NULL;
-
-	if (list_empty(&lgr->list) ||
-	    lgr->type == SMC_LGR_SYMMETRIC ||
-	    lgr->type == SMC_LGR_ASYMMETRIC_PEER)
-		return;
-
-	if (lgr->role == SMC_SERV) {
-		/* trigger local add link processing */
-		link = smc_llc_usable_link(lgr);
-		if (!link)
-			return;
-		smc_llc_srv_add_link_local(link);
-	} else {
-		/* invite server to start add link processing */
-		u8 gid[SMC_GID_SIZE];
-
-		if (smc_ib_determine_gid(smcibdev, ibport, lgr->vlan_id, gid,
-					 NULL))
-			return;
-		if (lgr->llc_flow_lcl.type != SMC_LLC_FLOW_NONE) {
-			/* some other llc task is ongoing */
-			wait_event_timeout(lgr->llc_flow_waiter,
-				(list_empty(&lgr->list) ||
-				 lgr->llc_flow_lcl.type == SMC_LLC_FLOW_NONE),
-				SMC_LLC_WAIT_TIME);
-		}
-		/* lgr or device no longer active? */
-		if (!list_empty(&lgr->list) &&
-		    smc_ib_port_active(smcibdev, ibport))
-			link = smc_llc_usable_link(lgr);
-		if (link)
-			smc_llc_send_add_link(link, smcibdev->mac[ibport - 1],
-					      gid, NULL, SMC_LLC_REQ);
-		wake_up(&lgr->llc_flow_waiter);	/* wake up next waiter */
-	}
-}
-
 void smcr_port_add(struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev, u8 ibport)
 {
-	struct smc_ib_up_work *ib_work;
 	struct smc_link_group *lgr, *n;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(lgr, n, &smc_lgr_list.list, list) {
+		struct smc_link *link;
+
 		if (strncmp(smcibdev->pnetid[ibport - 1], lgr->pnet_id,
 			    SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN) ||
 		    lgr->type == SMC_LGR_SYMMETRIC ||
 		    lgr->type == SMC_LGR_ASYMMETRIC_PEER)
 			continue;
-		ib_work = kmalloc(sizeof(*ib_work), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!ib_work)
-			continue;
-		INIT_WORK(&ib_work->work, smc_link_up_work);
-		ib_work->lgr = lgr;
-		ib_work->smcibdev = smcibdev;
-		ib_work->ibport = ibport;
-		schedule_work(&ib_work->work);
+
+		/* trigger local add link processing */
+		link = smc_llc_usable_link(lgr);
+		if (link)
+			smc_llc_add_link_local(link);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1249,20 +1197,6 @@ void smcr_port_err(struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev, u8 ibport)
 	}
 }
 
-static void smc_link_up_work(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct smc_ib_up_work *ib_work = container_of(work,
-						      struct smc_ib_up_work,
-						      work);
-	struct smc_link_group *lgr = ib_work->lgr;
-
-	if (list_empty(&lgr->list))
-		goto out;
-	smcr_link_up(lgr, ib_work->smcibdev, ib_work->ibport);
-out:
-	kfree(ib_work);
-}
-
 static void smc_link_down_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct smc_link *link = container_of(work, struct smc_link,