struct smc_link *lnk = &lgr->lnk[i];
 
                        if (smc_link_usable(lnk))
-                               smc_llc_link_inactive(lnk);
+                               lnk->state = SMC_LNK_INACTIVE;
                }
        }
        smc_lgr_free(lgr);
                        struct smc_link *lnk = &lgr->lnk[i];
 
                        if (smc_link_usable(lnk))
-                               smc_llc_link_inactive(lnk);
+                               lnk->state = SMC_LNK_INACTIVE;
                }
        }
 }
        struct smc_connection *conn;
        struct smc_sock *smc;
        struct rb_node *node;
-       int i;
 
        if (lgr->terminating)
                return; /* lgr already terminating */
        if (!soft)
                cancel_delayed_work_sync(&lgr->free_work);
        lgr->terminating = 1;
-       if (!lgr->is_smcd)
-               for (i = 0; i < SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX; i++)
-                       smc_llc_link_inactive(&lgr->lnk[i]);
 
        /* kill remaining link group connections */
        read_lock_bh(&lgr->conns_lock);
 
        smc_wr_wakeup_tx_wait(link);
 }
 
-/* called in tasklet context */
-void smc_llc_link_inactive(struct smc_link *link)
-{
-       if (link->state == SMC_LNK_INACTIVE)
-               return;
-       link->state = SMC_LNK_INACTIVE;
-       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&link->llc_testlink_wrk);
-       smc_wr_wakeup_reg_wait(link);
-       smc_wr_wakeup_tx_wait(link);
-}
-
 /* called in worker context */
 void smc_llc_link_clear(struct smc_link *link)
 {
        flush_workqueue(link->llc_wq);
        destroy_workqueue(link->llc_wq);
+       complete(&link->llc_testlink_resp);
+       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&link->llc_testlink_wrk);
+       smc_wr_wakeup_reg_wait(link);
+       smc_wr_wakeup_tx_wait(link);
 }
 
 /* register a new rtoken at the remote peer */
 
 int smc_llc_link_init(struct smc_link *link);
 void smc_llc_link_active(struct smc_link *link, int testlink_time);
 void smc_llc_link_deleting(struct smc_link *link);
-void smc_llc_link_inactive(struct smc_link *link);
 void smc_llc_link_clear(struct smc_link *link);
 int smc_llc_do_confirm_rkey(struct smc_link *link,
                            struct smc_buf_desc *rmb_desc);