mutex_lock(&lsmc->clcsock_release_lock);
        if (lsmc->clcsock)
-               rc = kernel_accept(lsmc->clcsock, &new_clcsock, 0);
+               rc = kernel_accept(lsmc->clcsock, &new_clcsock, SOCK_NONBLOCK);
        mutex_unlock(&lsmc->clcsock_release_lock);
        lock_sock(lsk);
-       if  (rc < 0)
+       if  (rc < 0 && rc != -EAGAIN)
                lsk->sk_err = -rc;
        if (rc < 0 || lsk->sk_state == SMC_CLOSED) {
                new_sk->sk_prot->unhash(new_sk);
                goto out;
        }
 
+       /* new clcsock has inherited the smc listen-specific sk_data_ready
+        * function; switch it back to the original sk_data_ready function
+        */
+       new_clcsock->sk->sk_data_ready = lsmc->clcsk_data_ready;
        (*new_smc)->clcsock = new_clcsock;
 out:
        return rc;
        lock_sock(lsk);
        while (lsk->sk_state == SMC_LISTEN) {
                rc = smc_clcsock_accept(lsmc, &new_smc);
-               if (rc)
+               if (rc) /* clcsock accept queue empty or error */
                        goto out;
                if (!new_smc)
                        continue;
 
 out:
        release_sock(lsk);
-       sock_put(&lsmc->sk); /* sock_hold in smc_listen */
+       sock_put(&lsmc->sk); /* sock_hold in smc_clcsock_data_ready() */
+}
+
+static void smc_clcsock_data_ready(struct sock *listen_clcsock)
+{
+       struct smc_sock *lsmc;
+
+       lsmc = (struct smc_sock *)
+              ((uintptr_t)listen_clcsock->sk_user_data & ~SK_USER_DATA_NOCOPY);
+       if (!lsmc)
+               return;
+       lsmc->clcsk_data_ready(listen_clcsock);
+       if (lsmc->sk.sk_state == SMC_LISTEN) {
+               sock_hold(&lsmc->sk); /* sock_put in smc_tcp_listen_work() */
+               if (!schedule_work(&lsmc->tcp_listen_work))
+                       sock_put(&lsmc->sk);
+       }
 }
 
 static int smc_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
        if (!smc->use_fallback)
                tcp_sk(smc->clcsock->sk)->syn_smc = 1;
 
+       /* save original sk_data_ready function and establish
+        * smc-specific sk_data_ready function
+        */
+       smc->clcsk_data_ready = smc->clcsock->sk->sk_data_ready;
+       smc->clcsock->sk->sk_data_ready = smc_clcsock_data_ready;
+       smc->clcsock->sk->sk_user_data =
+               (void *)((uintptr_t)smc | SK_USER_DATA_NOCOPY);
        rc = kernel_listen(smc->clcsock, backlog);
        if (rc)
                goto out;
        sk->sk_max_ack_backlog = backlog;
        sk->sk_ack_backlog = 0;
        sk->sk_state = SMC_LISTEN;
-       sock_hold(sk); /* sock_hold in tcp_listen_worker */
-       if (!schedule_work(&smc->tcp_listen_work))
-               sock_put(sk);
 
 out:
        release_sock(sk);
 
 struct smc_sock {                              /* smc sock container */
        struct sock             sk;
        struct socket           *clcsock;       /* internal tcp socket */
+       void                    (*clcsk_data_ready)(struct sock *sk);
+                                               /* original data_ready fct. **/
        struct smc_connection   conn;           /* smc connection */
        struct smc_sock         *listen_smc;    /* listen parent */
        struct work_struct      connect_work;   /* handle non-blocking connect*/
 
                break;
        case SMC_LISTEN:
                sk->sk_state = SMC_CLOSED;
+               smc->clcsock->sk->sk_data_ready = smc->clcsk_data_ready;
+               smc->clcsock->sk->sk_user_data = NULL;
                sk->sk_state_change(sk); /* wake up accept */
-               if (smc->clcsock && smc->clcsock->sk) {
+               if (smc->clcsock && smc->clcsock->sk)
                        rc = kernel_sock_shutdown(smc->clcsock, SHUT_RDWR);
-                       /* wake up kernel_accept of smc_tcp_listen_worker */
-                       smc->clcsock->sk->sk_data_ready(smc->clcsock->sk);
-               }
                smc_close_cleanup_listen(sk);
                release_sock(sk);
                flush_work(&smc->tcp_listen_work);