diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 1afb6e4275f228..c67272007f4112 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ static int smcr_serv_conf_first_link(struct smc_sock *smc)
 	smc_llc_link_active(link);
 
 	/* initial contact - try to establish second link */
-	/* tbd: call smc_llc_srv_add_link(link); */
+	smc_llc_srv_add_link(link);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_llc.c b/net/smc/smc_llc.c
index d56ca60597d42d..e2f254e217594d 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_llc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_llc.c
@@ -863,6 +863,94 @@ static void smc_llc_process_cli_add_link(struct smc_link_group *lgr)
 	mutex_unlock(&lgr->llc_conf_mutex);
 }
 
+int smc_llc_srv_add_link(struct smc_link *link)
+{
+	enum smc_lgr_type lgr_new_t = SMC_LGR_SYMMETRIC;
+	struct smc_link_group *lgr = link->lgr;
+	struct smc_llc_msg_add_link *add_llc;
+	struct smc_llc_qentry *qentry = NULL;
+	struct smc_link *link_new;
+	struct smc_init_info ini;
+	int lnk_idx, rc = 0;
+
+	/* ignore client add link recommendation, start new flow */
+	ini.vlan_id = lgr->vlan_id;
+	smc_pnet_find_alt_roce(lgr, &ini, link->smcibdev);
+	if (!ini.ib_dev) {
+		lgr_new_t = SMC_LGR_ASYMMETRIC_LOCAL;
+		ini.ib_dev = link->smcibdev;
+		ini.ib_port = link->ibport;
+	}
+	lnk_idx = smc_llc_alloc_alt_link(lgr, lgr_new_t);
+	if (lnk_idx < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	rc = smcr_link_init(lgr, &lgr->lnk[lnk_idx], lnk_idx, &ini);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+	link_new = &lgr->lnk[lnk_idx];
+	rc = smc_llc_send_add_link(link,
+				   link_new->smcibdev->mac[ini.ib_port - 1],
+				   link_new->gid, link_new, SMC_LLC_REQ);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_err;
+	/* receive ADD LINK response over the RoCE fabric */
+	qentry = smc_llc_wait(lgr, link, SMC_LLC_WAIT_TIME, SMC_LLC_ADD_LINK);
+	if (!qentry) {
+		rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+	add_llc = &qentry->msg.add_link;
+	if (add_llc->hd.flags & SMC_LLC_FLAG_ADD_LNK_REJ) {
+		smc_llc_flow_qentry_del(&lgr->llc_flow_lcl);
+		rc = -ENOLINK;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+	if (lgr->type == SMC_LGR_SINGLE &&
+	    (!memcmp(add_llc->sender_gid, link->peer_gid, SMC_GID_SIZE) &&
+	     !memcmp(add_llc->sender_mac, link->peer_mac, ETH_ALEN))) {
+		lgr_new_t = SMC_LGR_ASYMMETRIC_PEER;
+	}
+	smc_llc_save_add_link_info(link_new, add_llc);
+	smc_llc_flow_qentry_del(&lgr->llc_flow_lcl);
+
+	rc = smc_ib_ready_link(link_new);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_err;
+	rc = smcr_buf_map_lgr(link_new);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_err;
+	rc = smcr_buf_reg_lgr(link_new);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_err;
+	/* tbd: rc = smc_llc_srv_rkey_exchange(link, link_new); */
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_err;
+	/* tbd: rc = smc_llc_srv_conf_link(link, link_new, lgr_new_t); */
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_err;
+	return 0;
+out_err:
+	smcr_link_clear(link_new);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static void smc_llc_process_srv_add_link(struct smc_link_group *lgr)
+{
+	struct smc_link *link = lgr->llc_flow_lcl.qentry->link;
+	int rc;
+
+	smc_llc_flow_qentry_del(&lgr->llc_flow_lcl);
+
+	mutex_lock(&lgr->llc_conf_mutex);
+	rc = smc_llc_srv_add_link(link);
+	if (!rc && lgr->type == SMC_LGR_SYMMETRIC) {
+		/* delete any asymmetric link */
+		/* tbd: smc_llc_delete_asym_link(lgr); */
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&lgr->llc_conf_mutex);
+}
+
 /* worker to process an add link message */
 static void smc_llc_add_link_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -877,7 +965,8 @@ static void smc_llc_add_link_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (lgr->role == SMC_CLNT)
 		smc_llc_process_cli_add_link(lgr);
-	/* tbd: call smc_llc_process_srv_add_link(lgr); */
+	else
+		smc_llc_process_srv_add_link(lgr);
 out:
 	smc_llc_flow_stop(lgr, &lgr->llc_flow_lcl);
 }
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_llc.h b/net/smc/smc_llc.h
index 7c314bbef8c801..1a7748d0541f58 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_llc.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_llc.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct smc_llc_qentry *smc_llc_wait(struct smc_link_group *lgr,
 struct smc_llc_qentry *smc_llc_flow_qentry_clr(struct smc_llc_flow *flow);
 void smc_llc_flow_qentry_del(struct smc_llc_flow *flow);
 int smc_llc_cli_add_link(struct smc_link *link, struct smc_llc_qentry *qentry);
+int smc_llc_srv_add_link(struct smc_link *link);
 int smc_llc_init(void) __init;
 
 #endif /* SMC_LLC_H */