diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 911482741224..dc0049b25bd9 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ static int smc_find_ism_device(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 {
 	/* Find ISM device with same PNETID as connecting interface  */
 	smc_pnet_find_ism_resource(smc->clcsock->sk, ini);
-	if (!ini->ism_dev)
+	if (!ini->ism_dev[0])
 		return SMC_CLC_DECL_NOSMCDDEV;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static int smc_find_ism_device(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 static int smc_connect_ism_vlan_setup(struct smc_sock *smc,
 				      struct smc_init_info *ini)
 {
-	if (ini->vlan_id && smc_ism_get_vlan(ini->ism_dev, ini->vlan_id))
+	if (ini->vlan_id && smc_ism_get_vlan(ini->ism_dev[0], ini->vlan_id))
 		return SMC_CLC_DECL_ISMVLANERR;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static int smc_connect_ism_vlan_cleanup(struct smc_sock *smc, bool is_smcd,
 {
 	if (!is_smcd)
 		return 0;
-	if (ini->vlan_id && smc_ism_put_vlan(ini->ism_dev, ini->vlan_id))
+	if (ini->vlan_id && smc_ism_put_vlan(ini->ism_dev[0], ini->vlan_id))
 		return SMC_CLC_DECL_CNFERR;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static int smc_connect_ism(struct smc_sock *smc,
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	ini->is_smcd = true;
-	ini->ism_peer_gid = aclc->d0.gid;
+	ini->ism_peer_gid[0] = aclc->d0.gid;
 	ini->first_contact_peer = aclc->hdr.typev2 & SMC_FIRST_CONTACT_MASK;
 
 	/* there is only one lgr role for SMC-D; use server lock */
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ static int __smc_connect(struct smc_sock *smc)
 {
 	bool ism_supported = false, rdma_supported = false;
 	struct smc_clc_msg_accept_confirm aclc;
-	struct smc_init_info ini = {0};
+	struct smc_init_info *ini = NULL;
 	int smc_type;
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -769,21 +769,27 @@ static int __smc_connect(struct smc_sock *smc)
 	if (using_ipsec(smc))
 		return smc_connect_decline_fallback(smc, SMC_CLC_DECL_IPSEC);
 
+	ini = kzalloc(sizeof(*ini), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ini)
+		return smc_connect_decline_fallback(smc, SMC_CLC_DECL_MEM);
+
 	/* get vlan id from IP device */
-	if (smc_vlan_by_tcpsk(smc->clcsock, &ini))
+	if (smc_vlan_by_tcpsk(smc->clcsock, ini)) {
+		kfree(ini);
 		return smc_connect_decline_fallback(smc,
 						    SMC_CLC_DECL_GETVLANERR);
+	}
 
 	/* check if there is an ism device available */
-	if (!smc_find_ism_device(smc, &ini) &&
-	    !smc_connect_ism_vlan_setup(smc, &ini)) {
+	if (!smc_find_ism_device(smc, ini) &&
+	    !smc_connect_ism_vlan_setup(smc, ini)) {
 		/* ISM is supported for this connection */
 		ism_supported = true;
 		smc_type = SMC_TYPE_D;
 	}
 
 	/* check if there is a rdma device available */
-	if (!smc_find_rdma_device(smc, &ini)) {
+	if (!smc_find_rdma_device(smc, ini)) {
 		/* RDMA is supported for this connection */
 		rdma_supported = true;
 		if (ism_supported)
@@ -793,29 +799,34 @@ static int __smc_connect(struct smc_sock *smc)
 	}
 
 	/* if neither ISM nor RDMA are supported, fallback */
-	if (!rdma_supported && !ism_supported)
+	if (!rdma_supported && !ism_supported) {
+		kfree(ini);
 		return smc_connect_decline_fallback(smc, SMC_CLC_DECL_NOSMCDEV);
+	}
 
 	/* perform CLC handshake */
-	rc = smc_connect_clc(smc, smc_type, &aclc, &ini);
+	rc = smc_connect_clc(smc, smc_type, &aclc, ini);
 	if (rc) {
-		smc_connect_ism_vlan_cleanup(smc, ism_supported, &ini);
+		smc_connect_ism_vlan_cleanup(smc, ism_supported, ini);
+		kfree(ini);
 		return smc_connect_decline_fallback(smc, rc);
 	}
 
 	/* depending on previous steps, connect using rdma or ism */
 	if (rdma_supported && aclc.hdr.typev1 == SMC_TYPE_R)
-		rc = smc_connect_rdma(smc, &aclc, &ini);
+		rc = smc_connect_rdma(smc, &aclc, ini);
 	else if (ism_supported && aclc.hdr.typev1 == SMC_TYPE_D)
-		rc = smc_connect_ism(smc, &aclc, &ini);
+		rc = smc_connect_ism(smc, &aclc, ini);
 	else
 		rc = SMC_CLC_DECL_MODEUNSUPP;
 	if (rc) {
-		smc_connect_ism_vlan_cleanup(smc, ism_supported, &ini);
+		smc_connect_ism_vlan_cleanup(smc, ism_supported, ini);
+		kfree(ini);
 		return smc_connect_decline_fallback(smc, rc);
 	}
 
-	smc_connect_ism_vlan_cleanup(smc, ism_supported, &ini);
+	smc_connect_ism_vlan_cleanup(smc, ism_supported, ini);
+	kfree(ini);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1219,14 +1230,14 @@ static void smc_find_ism_device_serv(struct smc_sock *new_smc,
 	if (!smcd_indicated(pclc->hdr.typev1))
 		goto not_found;
 	ini->is_smcd = true; /* prepare ISM check */
-	ini->ism_peer_gid = pclc_smcd->gid;
+	ini->ism_peer_gid[0] = pclc_smcd->gid;
 	if (smc_find_ism_device(new_smc, ini))
 		goto not_found;
 	if (!smc_listen_ism_init(new_smc, ini))
 		return;		/* ISM device found */
 
 not_found:
-	ini->ism_dev = NULL;
+	ini->ism_dev[0] = NULL;
 	ini->is_smcd = false;
 }
 
@@ -1319,7 +1330,7 @@ static void smc_listen_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct smc_clc_msg_accept_confirm cclc;
 	struct smc_clc_msg_proposal_area *buf;
 	struct smc_clc_msg_proposal *pclc;
-	struct smc_init_info ini = {0};
+	struct smc_init_info *ini = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (new_smc->listen_smc->sk.sk_state != SMC_LISTEN)
@@ -1363,8 +1374,14 @@ static void smc_listen_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (rc)
 		goto out_decl;
 
+	ini = kzalloc(sizeof(*ini), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ini) {
+		rc = SMC_CLC_DECL_MEM;
+		goto out_decl;
+	}
+
 	/* get vlan id from IP device */
-	if (smc_vlan_by_tcpsk(new_smc->clcsock, &ini)) {
+	if (smc_vlan_by_tcpsk(new_smc->clcsock, ini)) {
 		rc = SMC_CLC_DECL_GETVLANERR;
 		goto out_decl;
 	}
@@ -1375,32 +1392,32 @@ static void smc_listen_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	smc_tx_init(new_smc);
 
 	/* determine ISM or RoCE device used for connection */
-	rc = smc_listen_find_device(new_smc, pclc, &ini);
+	rc = smc_listen_find_device(new_smc, pclc, ini);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	/* send SMC Accept CLC message */
-	rc = smc_clc_send_accept(new_smc, ini.first_contact_local);
+	rc = smc_clc_send_accept(new_smc, ini->first_contact_local);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	/* SMC-D does not need this lock any more */
-	if (ini.is_smcd)
+	if (ini->is_smcd)
 		mutex_unlock(&smc_server_lgr_pending);
 
 	/* receive SMC Confirm CLC message */
 	rc = smc_clc_wait_msg(new_smc, &cclc, sizeof(cclc),
 			      SMC_CLC_CONFIRM, CLC_WAIT_TIME);
 	if (rc) {
-		if (!ini.is_smcd)
+		if (!ini->is_smcd)
 			goto out_unlock;
 		goto out_decl;
 	}
 
 	/* finish worker */
-	if (!ini.is_smcd) {
+	if (!ini->is_smcd) {
 		rc = smc_listen_rdma_finish(new_smc, &cclc,
-					    ini.first_contact_local);
+					    ini->first_contact_local);
 		if (rc)
 			goto out_unlock;
 		mutex_unlock(&smc_server_lgr_pending);
@@ -1412,8 +1429,9 @@ static void smc_listen_work(struct work_struct *work)
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&smc_server_lgr_pending);
 out_decl:
-	smc_listen_decline(new_smc, rc, ini.first_contact_local);
+	smc_listen_decline(new_smc, rc, ini ? ini->first_contact_local : 0);
 out_free:
+	kfree(ini);
 	kfree(buf);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/smc/smc.h b/net/smc/smc.h
index 2bd57e57b7e7..6c89cb80860b 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc.h
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #define SMCPROTO_SMC		0	/* SMC protocol, IPv4 */
 #define SMCPROTO_SMC6		1	/* SMC protocol, IPv6 */
 
+#define SMC_MAX_ISM_DEVS	8	/* max # of proposed non-native ISM
+					 * devices
+					 */
+
 extern struct proto smc_proto;
 extern struct proto smc_proto6;
 
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_clc.c b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
index 8ad0bbaac846..fca718836ec1 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_clc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ int smc_clc_send_proposal(struct smc_sock *smc, int smc_type,
 		/* add SMC-D specifics */
 		plen += sizeof(*pclc_smcd);
 		pclc_base->iparea_offset = htons(sizeof(*pclc_smcd));
-		pclc_smcd->gid = ini->ism_dev->local_gid;
+		pclc_smcd->gid = ini->ism_dev[0]->local_gid;
 	}
 	pclc_base->hdr.length = htons(plen);
 
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index c811ae1a8add..26db5ef01842 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static int smc_lgr_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 	int i;
 
 	if (ini->is_smcd && ini->vlan_id) {
-		if (smc_ism_get_vlan(ini->ism_dev, ini->vlan_id)) {
+		if (smc_ism_get_vlan(ini->ism_dev[0], ini->vlan_id)) {
 			rc = SMC_CLC_DECL_ISMVLANERR;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -412,13 +412,13 @@ static int smc_lgr_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 	lgr->conns_all = RB_ROOT;
 	if (ini->is_smcd) {
 		/* SMC-D specific settings */
-		get_device(&ini->ism_dev->dev);
-		lgr->peer_gid = ini->ism_peer_gid;
-		lgr->smcd = ini->ism_dev;
-		lgr_list = &ini->ism_dev->lgr_list;
+		get_device(&ini->ism_dev[0]->dev);
+		lgr->peer_gid = ini->ism_peer_gid[0];
+		lgr->smcd = ini->ism_dev[0];
+		lgr_list = &ini->ism_dev[0]->lgr_list;
 		lgr_lock = &lgr->smcd->lgr_lock;
 		lgr->peer_shutdown = 0;
-		atomic_inc(&ini->ism_dev->lgr_cnt);
+		atomic_inc(&ini->ism_dev[0]->lgr_cnt);
 	} else {
 		/* SMC-R specific settings */
 		lgr->role = smc->listen_smc ? SMC_SERV : SMC_CLNT;
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int smc_lgr_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 	kfree(lgr);
 ism_put_vlan:
 	if (ini->is_smcd && ini->vlan_id)
-		smc_ism_put_vlan(ini->ism_dev, ini->vlan_id);
+		smc_ism_put_vlan(ini->ism_dev[0], ini->vlan_id);
 out:
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		if (rc == -ENOMEM)
@@ -1288,8 +1288,10 @@ int smc_conn_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 	spinlock_t *lgr_lock;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	lgr_list = ini->is_smcd ? &ini->ism_dev->lgr_list : &smc_lgr_list.list;
-	lgr_lock = ini->is_smcd ? &ini->ism_dev->lgr_lock : &smc_lgr_list.lock;
+	lgr_list = ini->is_smcd ? &ini->ism_dev[0]->lgr_list :
+				  &smc_lgr_list.list;
+	lgr_lock = ini->is_smcd ? &ini->ism_dev[0]->lgr_lock :
+				  &smc_lgr_list.lock;
 	ini->first_contact_local = 1;
 	role = smc->listen_smc ? SMC_SERV : SMC_CLNT;
 	if (role == SMC_CLNT && ini->first_contact_peer)
@@ -1301,7 +1303,8 @@ int smc_conn_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 	list_for_each_entry(lgr, lgr_list, list) {
 		write_lock_bh(&lgr->conns_lock);
 		if ((ini->is_smcd ?
-		     smcd_lgr_match(lgr, ini->ism_dev, ini->ism_peer_gid) :
+		     smcd_lgr_match(lgr, ini->ism_dev[0],
+				    ini->ism_peer_gid[0]) :
 		     smcr_lgr_match(lgr, ini->ib_lcl, role, ini->ib_clcqpn)) &&
 		    !lgr->sync_err &&
 		    lgr->vlan_id == ini->vlan_id &&
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.h b/net/smc/smc_core.h
index 37a5903789b0..ec86084b0dfd 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.h
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ struct smc_init_info {
 	u8			ib_port;
 	u32			ib_clcqpn;
 	/* SMC-D */
-	u64			ism_peer_gid;
-	struct smcd_dev		*ism_dev;
+	u64			ism_peer_gid[SMC_MAX_ISM_DEVS + 1];
+	struct smcd_dev		*ism_dev[SMC_MAX_ISM_DEVS + 1];
 };
 
 /* Find the connection associated with the given alert token in the link group.
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
index 0af5b4acca30..0b0f2704026f 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
@@ -933,10 +933,10 @@ static void smc_pnet_find_ism_by_pnetid(struct net_device *ndev,
 	list_for_each_entry(ismdev, &smcd_dev_list.list, list) {
 		if (smc_pnet_match(ismdev->pnetid, ndev_pnetid) &&
 		    !ismdev->going_away &&
-		    (!ini->ism_peer_gid ||
-		     !smc_ism_cantalk(ini->ism_peer_gid, ini->vlan_id,
+		    (!ini->ism_peer_gid[0] ||
+		     !smc_ism_cantalk(ini->ism_peer_gid[0], ini->vlan_id,
 				      ismdev))) {
-			ini->ism_dev = ismdev;
+			ini->ism_dev[0] = ismdev;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void smc_pnet_find_ism_resource(struct sock *sk, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst = sk_dst_get(sk);
 
-	ini->ism_dev = NULL;
+	ini->ism_dev[0] = NULL;
 	if (!dst)
 		goto out;
 	if (!dst->dev)
