link->peer_mtu = clc->qp_mtu;
 }
 
+static void smc_switch_to_fallback(struct smc_sock *smc)
+{
+       smc->use_fallback = true;
+       if (smc->sk.sk_socket && smc->sk.sk_socket->file) {
+               smc->clcsock->file = smc->sk.sk_socket->file;
+               smc->clcsock->file->private_data = smc->clcsock;
+       }
+}
+
 /* fall back during connect */
 static int smc_connect_fallback(struct smc_sock *smc, int reason_code)
 {
-       smc->use_fallback = true;
+       smc_switch_to_fallback(smc);
        smc->fallback_rsn = reason_code;
        smc_copy_sock_settings_to_clc(smc);
        if (smc->sk.sk_state == SMC_INIT)
                smc->sk.sk_err = -rc;
 
 out:
-       if (smc->sk.sk_err)
-               smc->sk.sk_state_change(&smc->sk);
-       else
-               smc->sk.sk_write_space(&smc->sk);
+       if (!sock_flag(&smc->sk, SOCK_DEAD)) {
+               if (smc->sk.sk_err) {
+                       smc->sk.sk_state_change(&smc->sk);
+               } else { /* allow polling before and after fallback decision */
+                       smc->clcsock->sk->sk_write_space(smc->clcsock->sk);
+                       smc->sk.sk_write_space(&smc->sk);
+               }
+       }
        kfree(smc->connect_info);
        smc->connect_info = NULL;
        release_sock(&smc->sk);
                        sock_put(new_sk); /* final */
                        continue;
                }
-               if (new_sock)
+               if (new_sock) {
                        sock_graft(new_sk, new_sock);
+                       if (isk->use_fallback) {
+                               smc_sk(new_sk)->clcsock->file = new_sock->file;
+                               isk->clcsock->file->private_data = isk->clcsock;
+                       }
+               }
                return new_sk;
        }
        return NULL;
                return;
        }
        smc_conn_free(&new_smc->conn);
-       new_smc->use_fallback = true;
+       smc_switch_to_fallback(new_smc);
        new_smc->fallback_rsn = reason_code;
        if (reason_code && reason_code != SMC_CLC_DECL_PEERDECL) {
                if (smc_clc_send_decline(new_smc, reason_code) < 0) {
 
        /* check if peer is smc capable */
        if (!tcp_sk(newclcsock->sk)->syn_smc) {
-               new_smc->use_fallback = true;
+               smc_switch_to_fallback(new_smc);
                new_smc->fallback_rsn = SMC_CLC_DECL_PEERNOSMC;
                smc_listen_out_connected(new_smc);
                return;
 
        if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_FASTOPEN) {
                if (sk->sk_state == SMC_INIT) {
-                       smc->use_fallback = true;
+                       smc_switch_to_fallback(smc);
                        smc->fallback_rsn = SMC_CLC_DECL_OPTUNSUPP;
                } else {
                        rc = -EINVAL;
        case TCP_FASTOPEN_NO_COOKIE:
                /* option not supported by SMC */
                if (sk->sk_state == SMC_INIT) {
-                       smc->use_fallback = true;
+                       smc_switch_to_fallback(smc);
                        smc->fallback_rsn = SMC_CLC_DECL_OPTUNSUPP;
                } else {
                        if (!smc->use_fallback)