smc_llc_link_active(link);
        smcr_lgr_set_type(link->lgr, SMC_LGR_SINGLE);
 
-       /* optional 2nd link, receive ADD LINK request from server */
-       qentry = smc_llc_wait(link->lgr, NULL, SMC_LLC_WAIT_TIME,
-                             SMC_LLC_ADD_LINK);
-       if (!qentry) {
-               struct smc_clc_msg_decline dclc;
-
-               rc = smc_clc_wait_msg(smc, &dclc, sizeof(dclc),
-                                     SMC_CLC_DECLINE, CLC_WAIT_TIME_SHORT);
-               if (rc == -EAGAIN)
-                       rc = 0; /* no DECLINE received, go with one link */
-               return rc;
+       if (link->lgr->max_links > 1) {
+               /* optional 2nd link, receive ADD LINK request from server */
+               qentry = smc_llc_wait(link->lgr, NULL, SMC_LLC_WAIT_TIME,
+                                     SMC_LLC_ADD_LINK);
+               if (!qentry) {
+                       struct smc_clc_msg_decline dclc;
+
+                       rc = smc_clc_wait_msg(smc, &dclc, sizeof(dclc),
+                                             SMC_CLC_DECLINE, CLC_WAIT_TIME_SHORT);
+                       if (rc == -EAGAIN)
+                               rc = 0; /* no DECLINE received, go with one link */
+                       return rc;
+               }
+               smc_llc_flow_qentry_clr(&link->lgr->llc_flow_lcl);
+               smc_llc_cli_add_link(link, qentry);
        }
-       smc_llc_flow_qentry_clr(&link->lgr->llc_flow_lcl);
-       smc_llc_cli_add_link(link, qentry);
        return 0;
 }
 
        memcpy(ini->peer_gid, aclc->r0.lcl.gid, SMC_GID_SIZE);
        memcpy(ini->peer_mac, aclc->r0.lcl.mac, ETH_ALEN);
        ini->max_conns = SMC_CONN_PER_LGR_MAX;
+       ini->max_links = SMC_LINKS_ADD_LNK_MAX;
 
        reason_code = smc_connect_rdma_v2_prepare(smc, aclc, ini);
        if (reason_code)
        smc_llc_link_active(link);
        smcr_lgr_set_type(link->lgr, SMC_LGR_SINGLE);
 
-       down_write(&link->lgr->llc_conf_mutex);
-       /* initial contact - try to establish second link */
-       smc_llc_srv_add_link(link, NULL);
-       up_write(&link->lgr->llc_conf_mutex);
+       if (link->lgr->max_links > 1) {
+               down_write(&link->lgr->llc_conf_mutex);
+               /* initial contact - try to establish second link */
+               smc_llc_srv_add_link(link, NULL);
+               up_write(&link->lgr->llc_conf_mutex);
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
                goto out_decl;
        }
 
+       /* fce smc release version is needed in smc_listen_rdma_finish,
+        * so save fce info here.
+        */
+       smc_conn_save_peer_info_fce(new_smc, cclc);
+
        /* finish worker */
        if (!ini->is_smcd) {
                rc = smc_listen_rdma_finish(new_smc, cclc,
 
        }
 
        if (ini->release_nr >= SMC_RELEASE_1) {
-               if (!ini->is_smcd)
+               if (!ini->is_smcd) {
                        fce->max_conns = ini->max_conns;
+                       fce->max_links = ini->max_links;
+               }
        }
 
 out:
        if (smcr_indicated(ini->smc_type_v2)) {
                memcpy(v2_ext->roce, ini->smcrv2.ib_gid_v2, SMC_GID_SIZE);
                v2_ext->max_conns = SMC_CONN_PER_LGR_PREFER;
+               v2_ext->max_links = SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX_PREFER;
        }
 
        pclc_base->hdr.length = htons(plen);
        struct smc_clc_v2_extension *pclc_v2_ext;
 
        ini->max_conns = SMC_CONN_PER_LGR_MAX;
+       ini->max_links = SMC_LINKS_ADD_LNK_MAX;
 
        if ((!(ini->smcd_version & SMC_V2) && !(ini->smcr_version & SMC_V2)) ||
            ini->release_nr < SMC_RELEASE_1)
                ini->max_conns = min_t(u8, pclc_v2_ext->max_conns, SMC_CONN_PER_LGR_PREFER);
                if (ini->max_conns < SMC_CONN_PER_LGR_MIN)
                        return SMC_CLC_DECL_MAXCONNERR;
+
+               ini->max_links = min_t(u8, pclc_v2_ext->max_links, SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX_PREFER);
+               if (ini->max_links < SMC_LINKS_ADD_LNK_MIN)
+                       return SMC_CLC_DECL_MAXLINKERR;
        }
 
        return 0;
                if (fce_v2x->max_conns < SMC_CONN_PER_LGR_MIN)
                        return SMC_CLC_DECL_MAXCONNERR;
                ini->max_conns = fce_v2x->max_conns;
+
+               if (fce_v2x->max_links > SMC_LINKS_ADD_LNK_MAX ||
+                   fce_v2x->max_links < SMC_LINKS_ADD_LNK_MIN)
+                       return SMC_CLC_DECL_MAXLINKERR;
+               ini->max_links = fce_v2x->max_links;
        }
 
        return 0;
        if (!ini->is_smcd) {
                if (fce_v2x->max_conns != ini->max_conns)
                        return SMC_CLC_DECL_MAXCONNERR;
+               if (fce_v2x->max_links != ini->max_links)
+                       return SMC_CLC_DECL_MAXLINKERR;
        }
 
        return 0;
 
 #define SMC_CLC_DECL_NOUEID    0x03030008  /* peer sent no UEID              */
 #define SMC_CLC_DECL_RELEASEERR        0x03030009  /* release version negotiate failed */
 #define SMC_CLC_DECL_MAXCONNERR        0x0303000a  /* max connections negotiate failed */
+#define SMC_CLC_DECL_MAXLINKERR        0x0303000b  /* max links negotiate failed */
 #define SMC_CLC_DECL_MODEUNSUPP        0x03040000  /* smc modes do not match (R or D)*/
 #define SMC_CLC_DECL_RMBE_EC   0x03050000  /* peer has eyecatcher in RMBE    */
 #define SMC_CLC_DECL_OPTUNSUPP 0x03060000  /* fastopen sockopt not supported */
        struct smc_clnt_opts_area_hdr hdr;
        u8 roce[16];            /* RoCEv2 GID */
        u8 max_conns;
-       u8 reserved[15];
+       u8 max_links;
+       u8 reserved[14];
        u8 user_eids[][SMC_MAX_EID_LEN];
 };
 
 struct smc_clc_first_contact_ext_v2x {
        struct smc_clc_first_contact_ext fce_v2_base;
        u8 max_conns; /* for SMC-R only */
-       u8 reserved3[3];
+       u8 max_links; /* for SMC-R only */
+       u8 reserved3[2];
        __be32 vendor_exp_options;
        u8 reserved4[8];
 } __packed;            /* format defined in
 
                        memcpy(lgr->nexthop_mac, ini->smcrv2.nexthop_mac,
                               ETH_ALEN);
                        lgr->max_conns = ini->max_conns;
+                       lgr->max_links = ini->max_links;
                } else {
                        ibdev = ini->ib_dev;
                        ibport = ini->ib_port;
                        lgr->max_conns = SMC_CONN_PER_LGR_MAX;
+                       lgr->max_links = SMC_LINKS_ADD_LNK_MAX;
                }
                memcpy(lgr->pnet_id, ibdev->pnetid[ibport - 1],
                       SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN);
                    !rdma_dev_access_netns(smcibdev->ibdev, lgr->net))
                        continue;
 
+               if (lgr->type == SMC_LGR_SINGLE && lgr->max_links <= 1)
+                       continue;
+
                /* trigger local add link processing */
                link = smc_llc_usable_link(lgr);
                if (link)
 
  */
 #define SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX  3
 #define SMC_SINGLE_LINK                0
+#define SMC_LINKS_ADD_LNK_MIN  1       /* min. # of links per link group */
+#define SMC_LINKS_ADD_LNK_MAX  2       /* max. # of links per link group, also is the
+                                        * default value for smc-r v1.0 and v2.0
+                                        */
+#define SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX_PREFER   2       /* Preferred max links per link group used for
+                                                * SMC-R v2.1 and later negotiation, vendors or
+                                                * distrubutions may modify it to a value between
+                                                * 1-2 as needed.
+                                                */
 
 /* tx/rx buffer list element for sndbufs list and rmbs list of a lgr */
 struct smc_buf_desc {
                        struct net              *net;
                        u8                      max_conns;
                                                /* max conn can be assigned to lgr */
+                       u8                      max_links;
+                                               /* max links can be added in lgr */
                };
                struct { /* SMC-D */
                        u64                     peer_gid;
        u8                      smc_type_v2;
        u8                      release_nr;
        u8                      max_conns;
+       u8                      max_links;
        u8                      first_contact_peer;
        u8                      first_contact_local;
        unsigned short          vlan_id;
 
 #define SMC_LLC_FLAG_ADD_LNK_REJ       0x40
 #define SMC_LLC_REJ_RSN_NO_ALT_PATH    1
 
-#define SMC_LLC_ADD_LNK_MAX_LINKS      2
-
 struct smc_llc_msg_add_link {          /* type 0x02 */
        struct smc_llc_hdr hd;
        u8 sender_mac[ETH_ALEN];
        hton24(confllc->sender_qp_num, link->roce_qp->qp_num);
        confllc->link_num = link->link_id;
        memcpy(confllc->link_uid, link->link_uid, SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE);
-       confllc->max_links = SMC_LLC_ADD_LNK_MAX_LINKS;
+       confllc->max_links = SMC_LINKS_ADD_LNK_MAX;
        if (link->lgr->smc_version == SMC_V2 &&
-           link->lgr->peer_smc_release >= SMC_RELEASE_1)
+           link->lgr->peer_smc_release >= SMC_RELEASE_1) {
                confllc->max_conns = link->lgr->max_conns;
+               confllc->max_links = link->lgr->max_links;
+       }
        /* send llc message */
        rc = smc_wr_tx_send(link, pend);
 put_out:
                goto out_reject;
        }
 
+       if (lgr->type == SMC_LGR_SINGLE && lgr->max_links <= 1) {
+               rc = 0;
+               goto out_reject;
+       }
+
        ini->vlan_id = lgr->vlan_id;
        if (lgr->smc_version == SMC_V2) {
                ini->check_smcrv2 = true;
            lgr->type == SMC_LGR_ASYMMETRIC_PEER)
                goto out;
 
+       if (lgr->type == SMC_LGR_SINGLE && lgr->max_links <= 1)
+               goto out;
+
        ini = kzalloc(sizeof(*ini), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!ini)
                goto out;
                goto out;
        }
 
+       if (lgr->type == SMC_LGR_SINGLE && lgr->max_links <= 1) {
+               rc = 0;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
        /* ignore client add link recommendation, start new flow */
        ini->vlan_id = lgr->vlan_id;
        if (lgr->smc_version == SMC_V2) {