} else {
                list_for_each_entry_safe(lgr, lg, &smc_lgr_list.list, list) {
                        for (i = 0; i < SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX; i++) {
-                               if (lgr->lnk[i].smcibdev == smcibdev) {
-                                       list_move(&lgr->list, &lgr_free_list);
-                                       lgr->freeing = 1;
-                                       break;
-                               }
+                               if (lgr->lnk[i].smcibdev == smcibdev)
+                                       smcr_link_down_cond_sched(&lgr->lnk[i]);
                        }
                }
        }
 
                smc_llc_send_delete_link(link, 0, SMC_LLC_RESP, true,
                                         SMC_LLC_DEL_PROG_INIT_TERM);
        }
-       smc_lgr_terminate_sched(lgr);
+       smcr_link_down_cond(link);
 }
 
 /* process a confirm_rkey request from peer, remote flow */
        if (link->state != SMC_LNK_ACTIVE)
                return;         /* link state changed */
        if (rc <= 0) {
-               smc_lgr_terminate_sched(smc_get_lgr(link));
+               smcr_link_down_cond_sched(link);
                return;
        }
        next_interval = link->llc_testlink_time;
 
                               sizeof(link->wr_tx_bufs[i]));
                        clear_bit(i, link->wr_tx_mask);
                }
-               /* terminate connections of this link group abnormally */
-               smc_lgr_terminate_sched(smc_get_lgr(link));
+               /* terminate link */
+               smcr_link_down_cond_sched(link);
        }
        if (pnd_snd.handler)
                pnd_snd.handler(&pnd_snd.priv, link, wc->status);
                        (smc_wr_tx_get_free_slot_index(link, &idx) != -EBUSY),
                        SMC_WR_TX_WAIT_FREE_SLOT_TIME);
                if (!rc) {
-                       /* timeout - terminate connections */
-                       smc_lgr_terminate_sched(lgr);
+                       /* timeout - terminate link */
+                       smcr_link_down_cond_sched(link);
                        return -EPIPE;
                }
                if (idx == link->wr_tx_cnt)
        rc = ib_post_send(link->roce_qp, &link->wr_tx_ibs[pend->idx], NULL);
        if (rc) {
                smc_wr_tx_put_slot(link, priv);
-               smc_lgr_terminate_sched(smc_get_lgr(link));
+               smcr_link_down_cond_sched(link);
        }
        return rc;
 }
                                              (link->wr_reg_state != POSTED),
                                              SMC_WR_REG_MR_WAIT_TIME);
        if (!rc) {
-               /* timeout - terminate connections */
-               smc_lgr_terminate_sched(smc_get_lgr(link));
+               /* timeout - terminate link */
+               smcr_link_down_cond_sched(link);
                return -EPIPE;
        }
        if (rc == -ERESTARTSYS)
                        case IB_WC_RETRY_EXC_ERR:
                        case IB_WC_RNR_RETRY_EXC_ERR:
                        case IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR:
-                               /* terminate connections of this link group
-                                * abnormally
-                                */
-                               smc_lgr_terminate_sched(smc_get_lgr(link));
+                               smcr_link_down_cond_sched(link);
                                break;
                        default:
                                smc_wr_rx_post(link); /* refill WR RX */