diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index 8e642f8f334f..49b8ba3bb683 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "smc_ism.h"
 #include "smc_netlink.h"
 #include "smc_stats.h"
+#include "smc_tracepoint.h"
 
 #define SMC_LGR_NUM_INCR		256
 #define SMC_LGR_FREE_DELAY_SERV		(600 * HZ)
@@ -1620,15 +1621,19 @@ static void smcr_link_down(struct smc_link *lnk)
 /* must be called under lgr->llc_conf_mutex lock */
 void smcr_link_down_cond(struct smc_link *lnk)
 {
-	if (smc_link_downing(&lnk->state))
+	if (smc_link_downing(&lnk->state)) {
+		trace_smcr_link_down(lnk, __builtin_return_address(0));
 		smcr_link_down(lnk);
+	}
 }
 
 /* will get the lgr->llc_conf_mutex lock */
 void smcr_link_down_cond_sched(struct smc_link *lnk)
 {
-	if (smc_link_downing(&lnk->state))
+	if (smc_link_downing(&lnk->state)) {
+		trace_smcr_link_down(lnk, __builtin_return_address(0));
 		schedule_work(&lnk->link_down_wrk);
+	}
 }
 
 void smcr_port_err(struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev, u8 ibport)
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.c b/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.c
index af031811ddb3..8d47ced5a492 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.c
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(smc_switch_to_fallback);
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(smc_tx_sendmsg);
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(smc_rx_recvmsg);
+EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(smcr_link_down);
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h b/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h
index eced1546afae..b4c36795a928 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h
@@ -75,6 +75,36 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(smc_msg_event, smc_rx_recvmsg,
 	     TP_ARGS(smc, len)
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(smcr_link_down,
+
+	    TP_PROTO(const struct smc_link *lnk, void *location),
+
+	    TP_ARGS(lnk, location),
+
+	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
+			     __field(const void *, lnk)
+			     __field(const void *, lgr)
+			     __field(int, state)
+			     __string(name, lnk->ibname)
+			     __field(void *, location)
+	    ),
+
+	    TP_fast_assign(
+			   const struct smc_link_group *lgr = lnk->lgr;
+
+			   __entry->lnk = lnk;
+			   __entry->lgr = lgr;
+			   __entry->state = lnk->state;
+			   __assign_str(name, lnk->ibname);
+			   __entry->location = location;
+	    ),
+
+	    TP_printk("lnk=%p lgr=%p state=%d dev=%s location=%p",
+		      __entry->lnk, __entry->lgr,
+		      __entry->state, __get_str(name),
+		      __entry->location)
+);
+
 #endif /* _TRACE_SMC_H */
 
 #undef TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH