diff --git a/net/smc/smc_ib.c b/net/smc/smc_ib.c
index 0b244be24fe0..53f429c04843 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_ib.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_ib.c
@@ -564,7 +564,6 @@ static void smc_ib_remove_dev(struct ib_device *ibdev, void *client_data)
 	spin_lock(&smc_ib_devices.lock);
 	list_del_init(&smcibdev->list); /* remove from smc_ib_devices */
 	spin_unlock(&smc_ib_devices.lock);
-	smc_pnet_remove_by_ibdev(smcibdev);
 	smc_ib_cleanup_per_ibdev(smcibdev);
 	ib_unregister_event_handler(&smcibdev->event_handler);
 	kfree(smcibdev);
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_ib.h b/net/smc/smc_ib.h
index bac7fd65a4c0..da60ab9e8d70 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_ib.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_ib.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ struct smc_ib_device {				/* ib-device infos for smc */
 						/* mac address per port*/
 	u8			pnetid[SMC_MAX_PORTS][SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN];
 						/* pnetid per port */
+	bool			pnetid_by_user[SMC_MAX_PORTS];
+						/* pnetid defined by user? */
 	u8			initialized : 1; /* ib dev CQ, evthdl done */
 	struct work_struct	port_event_work;
 	unsigned long		port_event_mask;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
index 632c3109dee5..327bf2afe820 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #include "smc_ib.h"
 #include "smc_ism.h"
 
+#define SMC_ASCII_BLANK 32
+
+static struct net_device *pnet_find_base_ndev(struct net_device *ndev);
+
 static struct nla_policy smc_pnet_policy[SMC_PNETID_MAX + 1] = {
 	[SMC_PNETID_NAME] = {
 		.type = NLA_NUL_STRING,
@@ -56,13 +60,14 @@ static struct smc_pnettable {
 };
 
 /**
- * struct smc_pnetentry - pnet identifier name entry
+ * struct smc_user_pnetentry - pnet identifier name entry for/from user
  * @list: List node.
  * @pnet_name: Pnet identifier name
  * @ndev: pointer to network device.
  * @smcibdev: Pointer to IB device.
+ * @ib_port: Port of IB device.
  */
-struct smc_pnetentry {
+struct smc_user_pnetentry {
 	struct list_head list;
 	char pnet_name[SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN + 1];
 	struct net_device *ndev;
@@ -70,33 +75,26 @@ struct smc_pnetentry {
 	u8 ib_port;
 };
 
-/* Check if two RDMA device entries are identical. Use device name and port
- * number for comparison.
- */
-static bool smc_pnet_same_ibname(struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem, char *ibname,
-				 u8 ibport)
-{
-	return pnetelem->ib_port == ibport &&
-	       !strncmp(pnetelem->smcibdev->ibdev->name, ibname,
-			sizeof(pnetelem->smcibdev->ibdev->name));
-}
+/* pnet entry stored in pnet table */
+struct smc_pnetentry {
+	struct list_head list;
+	char pnet_name[SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN + 1];
+	struct net_device *ndev;
+};
 
-/* Find a pnetid in the pnet table.
- */
-static struct smc_pnetentry *smc_pnet_find_pnetid(char *pnet_name)
+/* Check if two given pnetids match */
+static bool smc_pnet_match(u8 *pnetid1, u8 *pnetid2)
 {
-	struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem, *found_pnetelem = NULL;
+	int i;
 
-	read_lock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(pnetelem, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist, list) {
-		if (!strncmp(pnetelem->pnet_name, pnet_name,
-			     sizeof(pnetelem->pnet_name))) {
-			found_pnetelem = pnetelem;
+	for (i = 0; i < SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN; i++) {
+		if ((pnetid1[i] == 0 || pnetid1[i] == SMC_ASCII_BLANK) &&
+		    (pnetid2[i] == 0 || pnetid2[i] == SMC_ASCII_BLANK))
 			break;
-		}
+		if (pnetid1[i] != pnetid2[i])
+			return false;
 	}
-	read_unlock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
-	return found_pnetelem;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* Remove a pnetid from the pnet table.
@@ -104,21 +102,39 @@ static struct smc_pnetentry *smc_pnet_find_pnetid(char *pnet_name)
 static int smc_pnet_remove_by_pnetid(char *pnet_name)
 {
 	struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem, *tmp_pe;
+	struct smc_ib_device *ibdev;
 	int rc = -ENOENT;
+	int ibport;
 
+	/* remove netdevices */
 	write_lock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(pnetelem, tmp_pe, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist,
 				 list) {
-		if (!strncmp(pnetelem->pnet_name, pnet_name,
-			     sizeof(pnetelem->pnet_name))) {
+		if (!pnet_name ||
+		    smc_pnet_match(pnetelem->pnet_name, pnet_name)) {
 			list_del(&pnetelem->list);
 			dev_put(pnetelem->ndev);
 			kfree(pnetelem);
 			rc = 0;
-			break;
 		}
 	}
 	write_unlock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
+	/* remove ib devices */
+	spin_lock(&smc_ib_devices.lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(ibdev, &smc_ib_devices.list, list) {
+		for (ibport = 0; ibport < SMC_MAX_PORTS; ibport++) {
+			if (ibdev->pnetid_by_user[ibport] &&
+			    (!pnet_name ||
+			     smc_pnet_match(pnet_name,
+					    ibdev->pnetid[ibport]))) {
+				memset(ibdev->pnetid[ibport], 0,
+				       SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN);
+				ibdev->pnetid_by_user[ibport] = false;
+				rc = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&smc_ib_devices.lock);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -144,53 +160,66 @@ static int smc_pnet_remove_by_ndev(struct net_device *ndev)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-/* Remove a pnet entry mentioning a given ib device from the pnet table.
+/* Append a pnetid to the end of the pnet table if not already on this list.
  */
-int smc_pnet_remove_by_ibdev(struct smc_ib_device *ibdev)
+static int smc_pnet_enter(struct smc_user_pnetentry *new_pnetelem)
 {
-	struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem, *tmp_pe;
-	int rc = -ENOENT;
-
-	write_lock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pnetelem, tmp_pe, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist,
-				 list) {
-		if (pnetelem->smcibdev == ibdev) {
-			list_del(&pnetelem->list);
-			dev_put(pnetelem->ndev);
-			kfree(pnetelem);
-			rc = 0;
-			break;
+	u8 pnet_null[SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN] = {0};
+	u8 ndev_pnetid[SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN];
+	struct smc_pnetentry *tmp_pnetelem;
+	struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem;
+	struct net_device *ndev;
+	bool new_netdev = true;
+	bool new_ibdev = false;
+
+	if (new_pnetelem->smcibdev) {
+		struct smc_ib_device *ib_dev = new_pnetelem->smcibdev;
+		int ib_port = new_pnetelem->ib_port;
+
+		spin_lock(&smc_ib_devices.lock);
+		if (smc_pnet_match(ib_dev->pnetid[ib_port - 1], pnet_null)) {
+			memcpy(ib_dev->pnetid[ib_port - 1],
+			       new_pnetelem->pnet_name, SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN);
+			ib_dev->pnetid_by_user[ib_port - 1] = true;
+			new_ibdev = true;
 		}
+		spin_unlock(&smc_ib_devices.lock);
 	}
-	write_unlock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
-	return rc;
-}
 
-/* Append a pnetid to the end of the pnet table if not already on this list.
- */
-static int smc_pnet_enter(struct smc_pnetentry *new_pnetelem)
-{
-	struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem;
-	int rc = -EEXIST;
+	if (!new_pnetelem->ndev)
+		return new_ibdev ? 0 : -EEXIST;
+
+	/* check if (base) netdev already has a pnetid. If there is one, we do
+	 * not want to add a pnet table entry
+	 */
+	ndev = pnet_find_base_ndev(new_pnetelem->ndev);
+	if (!smc_pnetid_by_dev_port(ndev->dev.parent, ndev->dev_port,
+				    ndev_pnetid))
+		return new_ibdev ? 0 : -EEXIST;
+
+	/* add a new netdev entry to the pnet table if there isn't one */
+	tmp_pnetelem = kzalloc(sizeof(*pnetelem), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tmp_pnetelem)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	memcpy(tmp_pnetelem->pnet_name, new_pnetelem->pnet_name,
+	       SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN);
+	tmp_pnetelem->ndev = new_pnetelem->ndev;
 
 	write_lock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(pnetelem, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist, list) {
-		if (!strncmp(pnetelem->pnet_name, new_pnetelem->pnet_name,
-			     sizeof(new_pnetelem->pnet_name)) ||
-		    !strncmp(pnetelem->ndev->name, new_pnetelem->ndev->name,
-			     sizeof(new_pnetelem->ndev->name)) ||
-		    smc_pnet_same_ibname(pnetelem,
-					 new_pnetelem->smcibdev->ibdev->name,
-					 new_pnetelem->ib_port)) {
-			dev_put(pnetelem->ndev);
-			goto found;
-		}
+		if (pnetelem->ndev == new_pnetelem->ndev)
+			new_netdev = false;
 	}
-	list_add_tail(&new_pnetelem->list, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist);
-	rc = 0;
-found:
-	write_unlock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
-	return rc;
+	if (new_netdev) {
+		dev_hold(tmp_pnetelem->ndev);
+		list_add_tail(&tmp_pnetelem->list, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist);
+		write_unlock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
+	} else {
+		write_unlock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
+		kfree(tmp_pnetelem);
+	}
+
+	return (new_netdev || new_ibdev) ? 0 : -EEXIST;
 }
 
 /* The limit for pnetid is 16 characters.
@@ -241,7 +270,8 @@ static struct smc_ib_device *smc_pnet_find_ib(char *ib_name)
 /* Parse the supplied netlink attributes and fill a pnetentry structure.
  * For ethernet and infiniband device names verify that the devices exist.
  */
-static int smc_pnet_fill_entry(struct net *net, struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem,
+static int smc_pnet_fill_entry(struct net *net,
+			       struct smc_user_pnetentry *pnetelem,
 			       struct nlattr *tb[])
 {
 	char *string, *ibname;
@@ -258,30 +288,29 @@ static int smc_pnet_fill_entry(struct net *net, struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem,
 		goto error;
 
 	rc = -EINVAL;
-	if (!tb[SMC_PNETID_ETHNAME])
-		goto error;
-	rc = -ENOENT;
-	string = (char *)nla_data(tb[SMC_PNETID_ETHNAME]);
-	pnetelem->ndev = dev_get_by_name(net, string);
-	if (!pnetelem->ndev)
-		goto error;
-
-	rc = -EINVAL;
-	if (!tb[SMC_PNETID_IBNAME])
-		goto error;
-	rc = -ENOENT;
-	ibname = (char *)nla_data(tb[SMC_PNETID_IBNAME]);
-	ibname = strim(ibname);
-	pnetelem->smcibdev = smc_pnet_find_ib(ibname);
-	if (!pnetelem->smcibdev)
-		goto error;
+	if (tb[SMC_PNETID_ETHNAME]) {
+		string = (char *)nla_data(tb[SMC_PNETID_ETHNAME]);
+		pnetelem->ndev = dev_get_by_name(net, string);
+		if (!pnetelem->ndev)
+			goto error;
+	}
 
 	rc = -EINVAL;
-	if (!tb[SMC_PNETID_IBPORT])
-		goto error;
-	pnetelem->ib_port = nla_get_u8(tb[SMC_PNETID_IBPORT]);
-	if (pnetelem->ib_port < 1 || pnetelem->ib_port > SMC_MAX_PORTS)
-		goto error;
+	if (tb[SMC_PNETID_IBNAME]) {
+		ibname = (char *)nla_data(tb[SMC_PNETID_IBNAME]);
+		ibname = strim(ibname);
+		pnetelem->smcibdev = smc_pnet_find_ib(ibname);
+		if (!pnetelem->smcibdev)
+			goto error;
+		if (pnetelem->smcibdev) {
+			if (!tb[SMC_PNETID_IBPORT])
+				goto error;
+			pnetelem->ib_port = nla_get_u8(tb[SMC_PNETID_IBPORT]);
+			if (pnetelem->ib_port < 1 ||
+			    pnetelem->ib_port > SMC_MAX_PORTS)
+				goto error;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -292,71 +321,44 @@ static int smc_pnet_fill_entry(struct net *net, struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem,
 }
 
 /* Convert an smc_pnetentry to a netlink attribute sequence */
-static int smc_pnet_set_nla(struct sk_buff *msg, struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem)
+static int smc_pnet_set_nla(struct sk_buff *msg,
+			    struct smc_user_pnetentry *pnetelem)
 {
-	if (nla_put_string(msg, SMC_PNETID_NAME, pnetelem->pnet_name) ||
-	    nla_put_string(msg, SMC_PNETID_ETHNAME, pnetelem->ndev->name) ||
-	    nla_put_string(msg, SMC_PNETID_IBNAME,
-			   pnetelem->smcibdev->ibdev->name) ||
-	    nla_put_u8(msg, SMC_PNETID_IBPORT, pnetelem->ib_port))
+	if (nla_put_string(msg, SMC_PNETID_NAME, pnetelem->pnet_name))
 		return -1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/* Retrieve one PNETID entry */
-static int smc_pnet_get(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
-{
-	struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem;
-	struct sk_buff *msg;
-	void *hdr;
-	int rc;
-
-	if (!info->attrs[SMC_PNETID_NAME])
-		return -EINVAL;
-	pnetelem = smc_pnet_find_pnetid(
-				(char *)nla_data(info->attrs[SMC_PNETID_NAME]));
-	if (!pnetelem)
-		return -ENOENT;
-	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!msg)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg, info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq,
-			  &smc_pnet_nl_family, 0, SMC_PNETID_GET);
-	if (!hdr) {
-		rc = -EMSGSIZE;
-		goto err_out;
+	if (pnetelem->ndev) {
+		if (nla_put_string(msg, SMC_PNETID_ETHNAME,
+				   pnetelem->ndev->name))
+			return -1;
+	} else {
+		if (nla_put_string(msg, SMC_PNETID_ETHNAME, "n/a"))
+			return -1;
 	}
-
-	if (smc_pnet_set_nla(msg, pnetelem)) {
-		rc = -ENOBUFS;
-		goto err_out;
+	if (pnetelem->smcibdev) {
+		if (nla_put_string(msg, SMC_PNETID_IBNAME,
+				   pnetelem->smcibdev->ibdev->name) ||
+		    nla_put_u8(msg, SMC_PNETID_IBPORT, pnetelem->ib_port))
+			return -1;
+	} else {
+		if (nla_put_string(msg, SMC_PNETID_IBNAME, "n/a") ||
+		    nla_put_u8(msg, SMC_PNETID_IBPORT, 0xff))
+			return -1;
 	}
 
-	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
-	return genlmsg_reply(msg, info);
-
-err_out:
-	nlmsg_free(msg);
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int smc_pnet_add(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct net *net = genl_info_net(info);
-	struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem;
+	struct smc_user_pnetentry pnetelem;
 	int rc;
 
-	pnetelem = kzalloc(sizeof(*pnetelem), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pnetelem)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	rc = smc_pnet_fill_entry(net, pnetelem, info->attrs);
+	rc = smc_pnet_fill_entry(net, &pnetelem, info->attrs);
 	if (!rc)
-		rc = smc_pnet_enter(pnetelem);
-	if (rc) {
-		kfree(pnetelem);
-		return rc;
-	}
+		rc = smc_pnet_enter(&pnetelem);
+	if (pnetelem.ndev)
+		dev_put(pnetelem.ndev);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_dump_start(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 static int smc_pnet_dumpinfo(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     u32 portid, u32 seq, u32 flags,
-			     struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem)
+			     struct smc_user_pnetentry *pnetelem)
 {
 	void *hdr;
 
@@ -392,42 +394,107 @@ static int smc_pnet_dumpinfo(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int smc_pnet_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+static int _smc_pnet_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq, u8 *pnetid,
+			  int start_idx)
 {
+	struct smc_user_pnetentry tmp_entry;
 	struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem;
+	struct smc_ib_device *ibdev;
 	int idx = 0;
+	int ibport;
 
+	/* dump netdevices */
 	read_lock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(pnetelem, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist, list) {
-		if (idx++ < cb->args[0])
+		if (pnetid && !smc_pnet_match(pnetelem->pnet_name, pnetid))
+			continue;
+		if (idx++ < start_idx)
 			continue;
-		if (smc_pnet_dumpinfo(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
-				      cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, NLM_F_MULTI,
-				      pnetelem)) {
+		memset(&tmp_entry, 0, sizeof(tmp_entry));
+		memcpy(&tmp_entry.pnet_name, pnetelem->pnet_name,
+		       SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN);
+		tmp_entry.ndev = pnetelem->ndev;
+		if (smc_pnet_dumpinfo(skb, portid, seq, NLM_F_MULTI,
+				      &tmp_entry)) {
 			--idx;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	cb->args[0] = idx;
 	read_unlock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
+
+	/* dump ib devices */
+	spin_lock(&smc_ib_devices.lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(ibdev, &smc_ib_devices.list, list) {
+		for (ibport = 0; ibport < SMC_MAX_PORTS; ibport++) {
+			if (ibdev->pnetid_by_user[ibport]) {
+				if (pnetid &&
+				    !smc_pnet_match(ibdev->pnetid[ibport],
+						    pnetid))
+					continue;
+				if (idx++ < start_idx)
+					continue;
+				memset(&tmp_entry, 0, sizeof(tmp_entry));
+				memcpy(&tmp_entry.pnet_name,
+				       ibdev->pnetid[ibport],
+				       SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN);
+				tmp_entry.smcibdev = ibdev;
+				tmp_entry.ib_port = ibport + 1;
+				if (smc_pnet_dumpinfo(skb, portid, seq,
+						      NLM_F_MULTI,
+						      &tmp_entry)) {
+					--idx;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&smc_ib_devices.lock);
+
+	return idx;
+}
+
+static int smc_pnet_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+{
+	int idx;
+
+	idx = _smc_pnet_dump(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
+			     cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, NULL, cb->args[0]);
+
+	cb->args[0] = idx;
 	return skb->len;
 }
 
+/* Retrieve one PNETID entry */
+static int smc_pnet_get(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *msg;
+	void *hdr;
+
+	if (!info->attrs[SMC_PNETID_NAME])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	_smc_pnet_dump(msg, info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq,
+		       nla_data(info->attrs[SMC_PNETID_NAME]), 0);
+
+	/* finish multi part message and send it */
+	hdr = nlmsg_put(msg, info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, NLMSG_DONE, 0,
+			NLM_F_MULTI);
+	if (!hdr) {
+		nlmsg_free(msg);
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	}
+	return genlmsg_reply(msg, info);
+}
+
 /* Remove and delete all pnetids from pnet table.
  */
 static int smc_pnet_flush(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem, *tmp_pe;
-
-	write_lock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pnetelem, tmp_pe, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist,
-				 list) {
-		list_del(&pnetelem->list);
-		dev_put(pnetelem->ndev);
-		kfree(pnetelem);
-	}
-	write_unlock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
-	return 0;
+	return smc_pnet_remove_by_pnetid(NULL);
 }
 
 /* SMC_PNETID generic netlink operation definition */
@@ -534,6 +601,25 @@ static struct net_device *pnet_find_base_ndev(struct net_device *ndev)
 	return ndev;
 }
 
+static int smc_pnet_find_ndev_pnetid_by_table(struct net_device *netdev,
+					      u8 *pnetid)
+{
+	struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem;
+	int rc = -ENOENT;
+
+	read_lock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(pnetelem, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist, list) {
+		if (netdev == pnetelem->ndev) {
+			/* get pnetid of netdev device */
+			memcpy(pnetid, pnetelem->pnet_name, SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN);
+			rc = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	read_unlock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 /* Determine the corresponding IB device port based on the hardware PNETID.
  * Searching stops at the first matching active IB device port with vlan_id
  * configured.
@@ -549,7 +635,8 @@ static void smc_pnet_find_roce_by_pnetid(struct net_device *ndev,
 
 	ndev = pnet_find_base_ndev(ndev);
 	if (smc_pnetid_by_dev_port(ndev->dev.parent, ndev->dev_port,
-				   ndev_pnetid))
+				   ndev_pnetid) &&
+	    smc_pnet_find_ndev_pnetid_by_table(ndev, ndev_pnetid))
 		return; /* pnetid could not be determined */
 
 	spin_lock(&smc_ib_devices.lock);
@@ -557,8 +644,7 @@ static void smc_pnet_find_roce_by_pnetid(struct net_device *ndev,
 		for (i = 1; i <= SMC_MAX_PORTS; i++) {
 			if (!rdma_is_port_valid(ibdev->ibdev, i))
 				continue;
-			if (!memcmp(ibdev->pnetid[i - 1], ndev_pnetid,
-				    SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN) &&
+			if (smc_pnet_match(ibdev->pnetid[i - 1], ndev_pnetid) &&
 			    smc_ib_port_active(ibdev, i) &&
 			    !smc_ib_determine_gid(ibdev, i, vlan_id, gid,
 						  NULL))  {
@@ -593,31 +679,6 @@ static void smc_pnet_find_ism_by_pnetid(struct net_device *ndev,
 	spin_unlock(&smcd_dev_list.lock);
 }
 
-/* Lookup of coupled ib_device via SMC pnet table */
-static void smc_pnet_find_roce_by_table(struct net_device *netdev,
-					struct smc_ib_device **smcibdev,
-					u8 *ibport, unsigned short vlan_id,
-					u8 gid[])
-{
-	struct smc_pnetentry *pnetelem;
-
-	read_lock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(pnetelem, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist, list) {
-		if (netdev == pnetelem->ndev) {
-			if (smc_ib_port_active(pnetelem->smcibdev,
-					       pnetelem->ib_port) &&
-			    !smc_ib_determine_gid(pnetelem->smcibdev,
-						  pnetelem->ib_port, vlan_id,
-						  gid, NULL)) {
-				*smcibdev = pnetelem->smcibdev;
-				*ibport = pnetelem->ib_port;
-			}
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	read_unlock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
-}
-
 /* PNET table analysis for a given sock:
  * determine ib_device and port belonging to used internal TCP socket
  * ethernet interface.
@@ -636,13 +697,7 @@ void smc_pnet_find_roce_resource(struct sock *sk,
 	if (!dst->dev)
 		goto out_rel;
 
-	/* if possible, lookup via hardware-defined pnetid */
 	smc_pnet_find_roce_by_pnetid(dst->dev, smcibdev, ibport, vlan_id, gid);
-	if (*smcibdev)
-		goto out_rel;
-
-	/* lookup via SMC PNET table */
-	smc_pnet_find_roce_by_table(dst->dev, smcibdev, ibport, vlan_id, gid);
 
 out_rel:
 	dst_release(dst);
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_pnet.h b/net/smc/smc_pnet.h
index 8ff777636e32..37044e4ee50f 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_pnet.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_pnet.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ static inline int smc_pnetid_by_dev_port(struct device *dev,
 
 int smc_pnet_init(void) __init;
 void smc_pnet_exit(void);
-int smc_pnet_remove_by_ibdev(struct smc_ib_device *ibdev);
 void smc_pnet_find_roce_resource(struct sock *sk,
 				 struct smc_ib_device **smcibdev, u8 *ibport,
 				 unsigned short vlan_id, u8 gid[]);
