__smc_lgr_terminate(lgr, true);
 }
 
-static int smcr_link_init(struct smc_link *lnk, u8 link_id,
-                         struct smc_init_info *ini)
+/* return next unique link id for the lgr */
+static u8 smcr_next_link_id(struct smc_link_group *lgr)
+{
+       u8 link_id;
+       int i;
+
+       while (1) {
+               link_id = ++lgr->next_link_id;
+               if (!link_id)   /* skip zero as link_id */
+                       link_id = ++lgr->next_link_id;
+               for (i = 0; i < SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX; i++) {
+                       if (lgr->lnk[i].state != SMC_LNK_INACTIVE &&
+                           lgr->lnk[i].link_id == link_id)
+                               continue;
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+       return link_id;
+}
+
+static int smcr_link_init(struct smc_link_group *lgr, struct smc_link *lnk,
+                         u8 link_idx, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 {
        u8 rndvec[3];
        int rc;
        get_device(&ini->ib_dev->ibdev->dev);
        atomic_inc(&ini->ib_dev->lnk_cnt);
        lnk->state = SMC_LNK_ACTIVATING;
-       lnk->link_id = link_id;
+       lnk->link_id = smcr_next_link_id(lgr);
+       lnk->link_idx = link_idx;
        lnk->smcibdev = ini->ib_dev;
        lnk->ibport = ini->ib_port;
        lnk->path_mtu = ini->ib_dev->pattr[ini->ib_port - 1].active_mtu;
        struct list_head *lgr_list;
        struct smc_link *lnk;
        spinlock_t *lgr_lock;
+       u8 link_idx;
        int rc = 0;
        int i;
 
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lgr->sndbufs[i]);
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lgr->rmbs[i]);
        }
+       lgr->next_link_id = 0;
        smc_lgr_list.num += SMC_LGR_NUM_INCR;
        memcpy(&lgr->id, (u8 *)&smc_lgr_list.num, SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE);
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&lgr->free_work, smc_lgr_free_work);
                memcpy(lgr->peer_systemid, ini->ib_lcl->id_for_peer,
                       SMC_SYSTEMID_LEN);
 
-               lnk = &lgr->lnk[SMC_SINGLE_LINK];
-               rc = smcr_link_init(lnk, SMC_SINGLE_LINK, ini);
+               link_idx = SMC_SINGLE_LINK;
+               lnk = &lgr->lnk[link_idx];
+               rc = smcr_link_init(lgr, lnk, link_idx, ini);
                if (rc)
                        goto free_lgr;
                lgr_list = &smc_lgr_list.list;
 
        u8                      peer_mac[ETH_ALEN];     /* = gid[8:10||13:15] */
        u8                      peer_gid[SMC_GID_SIZE]; /* gid of peer*/
        u8                      link_id;        /* unique # within link group */
+       u8                      link_idx;       /* index in lgr link array */
 
        enum smc_link_state     state;          /* state of link */
        struct workqueue_struct *llc_wq;        /* single thread work queue */
                                                /* remote addr/key pairs */
                        DECLARE_BITMAP(rtokens_used_mask, SMC_RMBS_PER_LGR_MAX);
                                                /* used rtoken elements */
+                       u8                      next_link_id;
                };
                struct { /* SMC-D */
                        u64                     peer_gid;