diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/smc.h b/include/uapi/linux/smc.h
index 20f33b27787f..6c2874fd2c00 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/smc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/smc.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ enum {
 	SMC_NLA_LGR_R_CONNS_NUM,	/* u32 */
 	SMC_NLA_LGR_R_V2_COMMON,	/* nest */
 	SMC_NLA_LGR_R_V2,		/* nest */
+	SMC_NLA_LGR_R_NET_COOKIE,	/* u64 */
+	SMC_NLA_LGR_R_PAD,		/* flag */
 	__SMC_NLA_LGR_R_MAX,
 	SMC_NLA_LGR_R_MAX = __SMC_NLA_LGR_R_MAX - 1
 };
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/smc_diag.h b/include/uapi/linux/smc_diag.h
index 8cb3a6fef553..c7008d87f1a4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/smc_diag.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/smc_diag.h
@@ -84,11 +84,12 @@ struct smc_diag_conninfo {
 /* SMC_DIAG_LINKINFO */
 
 struct smc_diag_linkinfo {
-	__u8 link_id;			/* link identifier */
-	__u8 ibname[IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX]; /* name of the RDMA device */
-	__u8 ibport;			/* RDMA device port number */
-	__u8 gid[40];			/* local GID */
-	__u8 peer_gid[40];		/* peer GID */
+	__u8		link_id;		    /* link identifier */
+	__u8		ibname[IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX]; /* name of the RDMA device */
+	__u8		ibport;			    /* RDMA device port number */
+	__u8		gid[40];		    /* local GID */
+	__u8		peer_gid[40];		    /* peer GID */
+	__aligned_u64	net_cookie;                 /* RDMA device net namespace */
 };
 
 struct smc_diag_lgrinfo {
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index 20d1417f0a68..4ecf1c702b57 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -348,6 +348,9 @@ static int smc_nl_fill_lgr(struct smc_link_group *lgr,
 		goto errattr;
 	if (nla_put_u8(skb, SMC_NLA_LGR_R_VLAN_ID, lgr->vlan_id))
 		goto errattr;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, SMC_NLA_LGR_R_NET_COOKIE,
+			      lgr->net->net_cookie, SMC_NLA_LGR_R_PAD))
+		goto errattr;
 	memcpy(smc_target, lgr->pnet_id, SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN);
 	smc_target[SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN] = 0;
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, SMC_NLA_LGR_R_PNETID, smc_target))
@@ -897,6 +900,7 @@ static int smc_lgr_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 			smc_wr_free_lgr_mem(lgr);
 			goto free_wq;
 		}
+		lgr->net = smc_ib_net(lnk->smcibdev);
 		lgr_list = &smc_lgr_list.list;
 		lgr_lock = &smc_lgr_list.lock;
 		atomic_inc(&lgr_cnt);
@@ -1548,9 +1552,9 @@ void smcr_lgr_set_type(struct smc_link_group *lgr, enum smc_lgr_type new_type)
 		lgr_type = "ASYMMETRIC_LOCAL";
 		break;
 	}
-	pr_warn_ratelimited("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN state changed: "
+	pr_warn_ratelimited("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN net %llu state changed: "
 			    "%s, pnetid %.16s\n", SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &lgr->id,
-			    lgr_type, lgr->pnet_id);
+			    lgr->net->net_cookie, lgr_type, lgr->pnet_id);
 }
 
 /* set new lgr type and tag a link as asymmetric */
@@ -1585,7 +1589,8 @@ void smcr_port_add(struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev, u8 ibport)
 		if (strncmp(smcibdev->pnetid[ibport - 1], lgr->pnet_id,
 			    SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN) ||
 		    lgr->type == SMC_LGR_SYMMETRIC ||
-		    lgr->type == SMC_LGR_ASYMMETRIC_PEER)
+		    lgr->type == SMC_LGR_ASYMMETRIC_PEER ||
+		    !rdma_dev_access_netns(smcibdev->ibdev, lgr->net))
 			continue;
 
 		/* trigger local add link processing */
@@ -1743,8 +1748,10 @@ static bool smcr_lgr_match(struct smc_link_group *lgr, u8 smcr_version,
 			   u8 peer_systemid[],
 			   u8 peer_gid[],
 			   u8 peer_mac_v1[],
-			   enum smc_lgr_role role, u32 clcqpn)
+			   enum smc_lgr_role role, u32 clcqpn,
+			   struct net *net)
 {
+	struct smc_link *lnk;
 	int i;
 
 	if (memcmp(lgr->peer_systemid, peer_systemid, SMC_SYSTEMID_LEN) ||
@@ -1752,12 +1759,17 @@ static bool smcr_lgr_match(struct smc_link_group *lgr, u8 smcr_version,
 		return false;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX; i++) {
-		if (!smc_link_active(&lgr->lnk[i]))
+		lnk = &lgr->lnk[i];
+
+		if (!smc_link_active(lnk))
 			continue;
-		if ((lgr->role == SMC_SERV || lgr->lnk[i].peer_qpn == clcqpn) &&
-		    !memcmp(lgr->lnk[i].peer_gid, peer_gid, SMC_GID_SIZE) &&
+		/* use verbs API to check netns, instead of lgr->net */
+		if (!rdma_dev_access_netns(lnk->smcibdev->ibdev, net))
+			return false;
+		if ((lgr->role == SMC_SERV || lnk->peer_qpn == clcqpn) &&
+		    !memcmp(lnk->peer_gid, peer_gid, SMC_GID_SIZE) &&
 		    (smcr_version == SMC_V2 ||
-		     !memcmp(lgr->lnk[i].peer_mac, peer_mac_v1, ETH_ALEN)))
+		     !memcmp(lnk->peer_mac, peer_mac_v1, ETH_ALEN)))
 			return true;
 	}
 	return false;
@@ -1773,6 +1785,7 @@ static bool smcd_lgr_match(struct smc_link_group *lgr,
 int smc_conn_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 {
 	struct smc_connection *conn = &smc->conn;
+	struct net *net = sock_net(&smc->sk);
 	struct list_head *lgr_list;
 	struct smc_link_group *lgr;
 	enum smc_lgr_role role;
@@ -1799,7 +1812,7 @@ int smc_conn_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 		     smcr_lgr_match(lgr, ini->smcr_version,
 				    ini->peer_systemid,
 				    ini->peer_gid, ini->peer_mac, role,
-				    ini->ib_clcqpn)) &&
+				    ini->ib_clcqpn, net)) &&
 		    !lgr->sync_err &&
 		    (ini->smcd_version == SMC_V2 ||
 		     lgr->vlan_id == ini->vlan_id) &&
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.h b/net/smc/smc_core.h
index d63b08274197..1e4e90faf657 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.h
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ struct smc_link_group {
 			u8			nexthop_mac[ETH_ALEN];
 			u8			uses_gateway;
 			__be32			saddr;
+						/* net namespace */
+			struct net		*net;
 		};
 		struct { /* SMC-D */
 			u64			peer_gid;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_diag.c b/net/smc/smc_diag.c
index c952986a6aca..7c8dad28c18d 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_diag.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_diag.c
@@ -145,19 +145,21 @@ static int __smc_diag_dump(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (smc->conn.lgr && !smc->conn.lgr->is_smcd &&
 	    (req->diag_ext & (1 << (SMC_DIAG_LGRINFO - 1))) &&
 	    !list_empty(&smc->conn.lgr->list)) {
+		struct smc_link *link = smc->conn.lnk;
+		struct net *net = read_pnet(&link->smcibdev->ibdev->coredev.rdma_net);
+
 		struct smc_diag_lgrinfo linfo = {
 			.role = smc->conn.lgr->role,
-			.lnk[0].ibport = smc->conn.lnk->ibport,
-			.lnk[0].link_id = smc->conn.lnk->link_id,
+			.lnk[0].ibport = link->ibport,
+			.lnk[0].link_id = link->link_id,
+			.lnk[0].net_cookie = net->net_cookie,
 		};
 
 		memcpy(linfo.lnk[0].ibname,
 		       smc->conn.lgr->lnk[0].smcibdev->ibdev->name,
-		       sizeof(smc->conn.lnk->smcibdev->ibdev->name));
-		smc_gid_be16_convert(linfo.lnk[0].gid,
-				     smc->conn.lnk->gid);
-		smc_gid_be16_convert(linfo.lnk[0].peer_gid,
-				     smc->conn.lnk->peer_gid);
+		       sizeof(link->smcibdev->ibdev->name));
+		smc_gid_be16_convert(linfo.lnk[0].gid, link->gid);
+		smc_gid_be16_convert(linfo.lnk[0].peer_gid, link->peer_gid);
 
 		if (nla_put(skb, SMC_DIAG_LGRINFO, sizeof(linfo), &linfo) < 0)
 			goto errout;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_ib.h b/net/smc/smc_ib.h
index bfa1c6bf6313..5d8b49c57f50 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_ib.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_ib.h
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ static inline __be32 smc_ib_gid_to_ipv4(u8 gid[SMC_GID_SIZE])
 	return cpu_to_be32(INADDR_NONE);
 }
 
+static inline struct net *smc_ib_net(struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev)
+{
+	if (smcibdev && smcibdev->ibdev)
+		return read_pnet(&smcibdev->ibdev->coredev.rdma_net);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 struct smc_init_info_smcrv2;
 struct smc_buf_desc;
 struct smc_link;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_llc.c b/net/smc/smc_llc.c
index 3e9fd8a3124c..c4d057b2941d 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_llc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_llc.c
@@ -242,9 +242,10 @@ static void smc_llc_flow_parallel(struct smc_link_group *lgr, u8 flow_type,
 	}
 	/* drop parallel or already-in-progress llc requests */
 	if (flow_type != msg_type)
-		pr_warn_once("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN dropped parallel "
+		pr_warn_once("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN net %llu dropped parallel "
 			     "LLC msg: msg %d flow %d role %d\n",
 			     SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &lgr->id,
+			     lgr->net->net_cookie,
 			     qentry->msg.raw.hdr.common.type,
 			     flow_type, lgr->role);
 	kfree(qentry);
@@ -359,9 +360,10 @@ struct smc_llc_qentry *smc_llc_wait(struct smc_link_group *lgr,
 					   smc_llc_flow_qentry_clr(flow));
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		pr_warn_once("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN dropped unexpected LLC msg: "
+		pr_warn_once("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN net %llu dropped unexpected LLC msg: "
 			     "msg %d exp %d flow %d role %d flags %x\n",
-			     SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &lgr->id, rcv_msg, exp_msg,
+			     SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &lgr->id, lgr->net->net_cookie,
+			     rcv_msg, exp_msg,
 			     flow->type, lgr->role,
 			     flow->qentry->msg.raw.hdr.flags);
 		smc_llc_flow_qentry_del(flow);
@@ -1816,8 +1818,9 @@ finish:
 
 static void smc_llc_protocol_violation(struct smc_link_group *lgr, u8 type)
 {
-	pr_warn_ratelimited("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN LLC protocol violation: "
-			    "llc_type %d\n", SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &lgr->id, type);
+	pr_warn_ratelimited("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN net %llu LLC protocol violation: "
+			    "llc_type %d\n", SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &lgr->id,
+			    lgr->net->net_cookie, type);
 	smc_llc_set_termination_rsn(lgr, SMC_LLC_DEL_PROT_VIOL);
 	smc_lgr_terminate_sched(lgr);
 }
@@ -2146,9 +2149,10 @@ int smc_llc_link_init(struct smc_link *link)
 
 void smc_llc_link_active(struct smc_link *link)
 {
-	pr_warn_ratelimited("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN link added: id %*phN, "
+	pr_warn_ratelimited("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN net %llu link added: id %*phN, "
 			    "peerid %*phN, ibdev %s, ibport %d\n",
 			    SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &link->lgr->id,
+			    link->lgr->net->net_cookie,
 			    SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &link->link_uid,
 			    SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &link->peer_link_uid,
 			    link->smcibdev->ibdev->name, link->ibport);
@@ -2164,9 +2168,10 @@ void smc_llc_link_active(struct smc_link *link)
 void smc_llc_link_clear(struct smc_link *link, bool log)
 {
 	if (log)
-		pr_warn_ratelimited("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN link removed: id %*phN"
+		pr_warn_ratelimited("smc: SMC-R lg %*phN net %llu link removed: id %*phN"
 				    ", peerid %*phN, ibdev %s, ibport %d\n",
 				    SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &link->lgr->id,
+				    link->lgr->net->net_cookie,
 				    SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &link->link_uid,
 				    SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE, &link->peer_link_uid,
 				    link->smcibdev->ibdev->name, link->ibport);
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
index e171cc6483f8..db9825c01e0a 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
@@ -977,14 +977,16 @@ static int smc_pnet_determine_gid(struct smc_ib_device *ibdev, int i,
 /* find a roce device for the given pnetid */
 static void _smc_pnet_find_roce_by_pnetid(u8 *pnet_id,
 					  struct smc_init_info *ini,
-					  struct smc_ib_device *known_dev)
+					  struct smc_ib_device *known_dev,
+					  struct net *net)
 {
 	struct smc_ib_device *ibdev;
 	int i;
 
 	mutex_lock(&smc_ib_devices.mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(ibdev, &smc_ib_devices.list, list) {
-		if (ibdev == known_dev)
+		if (ibdev == known_dev ||
+		    !rdma_dev_access_netns(ibdev->ibdev, net))
 			continue;
 		for (i = 1; i <= SMC_MAX_PORTS; i++) {
 			if (!rdma_is_port_valid(ibdev->ibdev, i))
@@ -1001,12 +1003,14 @@ out:
 	mutex_unlock(&smc_ib_devices.mutex);
 }
 
-/* find alternate roce device with same pnet_id and vlan_id */
+/* find alternate roce device with same pnet_id, vlan_id and net namespace */
 void smc_pnet_find_alt_roce(struct smc_link_group *lgr,
 			    struct smc_init_info *ini,
 			    struct smc_ib_device *known_dev)
 {
-	_smc_pnet_find_roce_by_pnetid(lgr->pnet_id, ini, known_dev);
+	struct net *net = lgr->net;
+
+	_smc_pnet_find_roce_by_pnetid(lgr->pnet_id, ini, known_dev, net);
 }
 
 /* if handshake network device belongs to a roce device, return its
@@ -1015,6 +1019,7 @@ void smc_pnet_find_alt_roce(struct smc_link_group *lgr,
 static void smc_pnet_find_rdma_dev(struct net_device *netdev,
 				   struct smc_init_info *ini)
 {
+	struct net *net = dev_net(netdev);
 	struct smc_ib_device *ibdev;
 
 	mutex_lock(&smc_ib_devices.mutex);
@@ -1022,6 +1027,10 @@ static void smc_pnet_find_rdma_dev(struct net_device *netdev,
 		struct net_device *ndev;
 		int i;
 
+		/* check rdma net namespace */
+		if (!rdma_dev_access_netns(ibdev->ibdev, net))
+			continue;
+
 		for (i = 1; i <= SMC_MAX_PORTS; i++) {
 			if (!rdma_is_port_valid(ibdev->ibdev, i))
 				continue;
@@ -1052,15 +1061,17 @@ static void smc_pnet_find_roce_by_pnetid(struct net_device *ndev,
 					 struct smc_init_info *ini)
 {
 	u8 ndev_pnetid[SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN];
+	struct net *net;
 
 	ndev = pnet_find_base_ndev(ndev);
+	net = dev_net(ndev);
 	if (smc_pnetid_by_dev_port(ndev->dev.parent, ndev->dev_port,
 				   ndev_pnetid) &&
 	    smc_pnet_find_ndev_pnetid_by_table(ndev, ndev_pnetid)) {
 		smc_pnet_find_rdma_dev(ndev, ini);
 		return; /* pnetid could not be determined */
 	}
-	_smc_pnet_find_roce_by_pnetid(ndev_pnetid, ini, NULL);
+	_smc_pnet_find_roce_by_pnetid(ndev_pnetid, ini, NULL, net);
 }
 
 static void smc_pnet_find_ism_by_pnetid(struct net_device *ndev,
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h b/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h
index ec17f29646f5..9fc5e586d24a 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(smc_switch_to_fallback,
 	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
 			     __field(const void *, sk)
 			     __field(const void *, clcsk)
+			     __field(u64, net_cookie)
 			     __field(int, fallback_rsn)
 	    ),
 
@@ -31,11 +32,13 @@ TRACE_EVENT(smc_switch_to_fallback,
 
 			   __entry->sk = sk;
 			   __entry->clcsk = clcsk;
+			   __entry->net_cookie = sock_net(sk)->net_cookie;
 			   __entry->fallback_rsn = fallback_rsn;
 	    ),
 
-	    TP_printk("sk=%p clcsk=%p fallback_rsn=%d",
-		      __entry->sk, __entry->clcsk, __entry->fallback_rsn)
+	    TP_printk("sk=%p clcsk=%p net=%llu fallback_rsn=%d",
+		      __entry->sk, __entry->clcsk,
+		      __entry->net_cookie, __entry->fallback_rsn)
 );
 
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(smc_msg_event,
@@ -46,19 +49,23 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(smc_msg_event,
 
 		    TP_STRUCT__entry(
 				     __field(const void *, smc)
+				     __field(u64, net_cookie)
 				     __field(size_t, len)
 				     __string(name, smc->conn.lnk->ibname)
 		    ),
 
 		    TP_fast_assign(
+				   const struct sock *sk = &smc->sk;
+
 				   __entry->smc = smc;
+				   __entry->net_cookie = sock_net(sk)->net_cookie;
 				   __entry->len = len;
 				   __assign_str(name, smc->conn.lnk->ibname);
 		    ),
 
-		    TP_printk("smc=%p len=%zu dev=%s",
-			      __entry->smc, __entry->len,
-			      __get_str(name))
+		    TP_printk("smc=%p net=%llu len=%zu dev=%s",
+			      __entry->smc, __entry->net_cookie,
+			      __entry->len, __get_str(name))
 );
 
 DEFINE_EVENT(smc_msg_event, smc_tx_sendmsg,
@@ -84,6 +91,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(smcr_link_down,
 	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
 			     __field(const void *, lnk)
 			     __field(const void *, lgr)
+			     __field(u64, net_cookie)
 			     __field(int, state)
 			     __string(name, lnk->ibname)
 			     __field(void *, location)
@@ -94,13 +102,14 @@ TRACE_EVENT(smcr_link_down,
 
 			   __entry->lnk = lnk;
 			   __entry->lgr = lgr;
+			   __entry->net_cookie = lgr->net->net_cookie;
 			   __entry->state = lnk->state;
 			   __assign_str(name, lnk->ibname);
 			   __entry->location = location;
 	    ),
 
-	    TP_printk("lnk=%p lgr=%p state=%d dev=%s location=%pS",
-		      __entry->lnk, __entry->lgr,
+	    TP_printk("lnk=%p lgr=%p net=%llu state=%d dev=%s location=%pS",
+		      __entry->lnk, __entry->lgr, __entry->net_cookie,
 		      __entry->state, __get_str(name),
 		      __entry->location)
 );