/********************************* receive ***********************************/
 
-static int smc_llc_alloc_alt_link(struct smc_link_group *lgr,
-                                 enum smc_lgr_type lgr_new_t)
-{
-       int i;
-
-       if (lgr->type == SMC_LGR_SYMMETRIC ||
-           (lgr->type != SMC_LGR_SINGLE &&
-            (lgr_new_t == SMC_LGR_ASYMMETRIC_LOCAL ||
-             lgr_new_t == SMC_LGR_ASYMMETRIC_PEER)))
-               return -EMLINK;
-
-       if (lgr_new_t == SMC_LGR_ASYMMETRIC_LOCAL ||
-           lgr_new_t == SMC_LGR_ASYMMETRIC_PEER) {
-               for (i = SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-                       if (lgr->lnk[i].state == SMC_LNK_UNUSED)
-                               return i;
-       } else {
-               for (i = 0; i < SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX; i++)
-                       if (lgr->lnk[i].state == SMC_LNK_UNUSED)
-                               return i;
-       }
-       return -EMLINK;
-}
-
 /* worker to process an add link message */
 static void smc_llc_add_link_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {