}
 
 /* terminate linkgroup abnormally */
-void smc_lgr_terminate(struct smc_link_group *lgr)
+static void __smc_lgr_terminate(struct smc_link_group *lgr)
 {
        struct smc_connection *conn;
        struct smc_sock *smc;
        if (lgr->terminating)
                return; /* lgr already terminating */
        lgr->terminating = 1;
-       smc_lgr_forget(lgr);
+       if (!list_empty(&lgr->list)) /* forget lgr */
+               list_del_init(&lgr->list);
        smc_llc_link_inactive(&lgr->lnk[SMC_SINGLE_LINK]);
 
        write_lock_bh(&lgr->conns_lock);
        smc_lgr_schedule_free_work(lgr);
 }
 
+void smc_lgr_terminate(struct smc_link_group *lgr)
+{
+       spin_lock_bh(&smc_lgr_list.lock);
+       __smc_lgr_terminate(lgr);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&smc_lgr_list.lock);
+}
+
 /* Called when IB port is terminated */
 void smc_port_terminate(struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev, u8 ibport)
 {
        struct smc_link_group *lgr, *l;
 
+       spin_lock_bh(&smc_lgr_list.lock);
        list_for_each_entry_safe(lgr, l, &smc_lgr_list.list, list) {
                if (lgr->lnk[SMC_SINGLE_LINK].smcibdev == smcibdev &&
                    lgr->lnk[SMC_SINGLE_LINK].ibport == ibport)
-                       smc_lgr_terminate(lgr);
+                       __smc_lgr_terminate(lgr);
        }
+       spin_unlock_bh(&smc_lgr_list.lock);
 }
 
 /* Determine vlan of internal TCP socket.