diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c
index 383e65c7bbc0..c09534b513ff 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include <rdma/rdma_netlink.h>
 #include <net/addrconf.h>
 #include "rxe.h"
 #include "rxe_loc.h"
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ void rxe_set_mtu(struct rxe_dev *rxe, unsigned int ndev_mtu)
 /* called by ifc layer to create new rxe device.
  * The caller should allocate memory for rxe by calling ib_alloc_device.
  */
-int rxe_add(struct rxe_dev *rxe, unsigned int mtu)
+int rxe_add(struct rxe_dev *rxe, unsigned int mtu, const char *ibdev_name)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ int rxe_add(struct rxe_dev *rxe, unsigned int mtu)
 
 	rxe_set_mtu(rxe, mtu);
 
-	err = rxe_register_device(rxe);
+	err = rxe_register_device(rxe, ibdev_name);
 	if (err)
 		goto err1;
 
@@ -339,6 +340,59 @@ void rxe_remove(struct rxe_dev *rxe)
 	rxe_dev_put(rxe);
 }
 
+static struct ib_device *rxe_newlink(const char *ibdev_name,
+				     const char *ndev_name)
+{
+	struct net_device *ndev = NULL;
+	struct rxe_dev *rxe;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	ndev = dev_get_by_name(&init_net, ndev_name);
+	if (!ndev) {
+		pr_err("interface %s not found\n", ndev_name);
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (net_to_rxe(ndev)) {
+		pr_err("already configured on %s\n", ndev_name);
+		err = -EEXIST;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	rxe = rxe_net_add(ibdev_name, ndev);
+	if (!rxe) {
+		pr_err("failed to add %s\n", ndev_name);
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (netif_running(ndev) && netif_carrier_ok(ndev))
+		rxe_port_up(rxe);
+	else
+		rxe_port_down(rxe);
+	pr_info("added %s to %s\n", rxe->ib_dev.name, ndev->name);
+err:
+	if (ndev)
+		dev_put(ndev);
+	return err ? ERR_PTR(err) : &rxe->ib_dev;
+}
+
+static int rxe_dellink(struct ib_device *device)
+{
+	struct rxe_dev *rxe = to_rdev(device);
+
+	list_del(&rxe->list);
+	rxe_remove(rxe);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct rdma_link_ops rxe_link_ops = {
+	.type = "rxe",
+	.newlink = rxe_newlink,
+	.dellink = rxe_dellink,
+};
+
 static int __init rxe_module_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -354,12 +408,14 @@ static int __init rxe_module_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	rdma_link_register(&rxe_link_ops);
 	pr_info("loaded\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit rxe_module_exit(void)
 {
+	rdma_link_unregister(&rxe_link_ops);
 	rxe_remove_all();
 	rxe_net_exit();
 	rxe_cache_exit();
@@ -369,3 +425,5 @@ static void __exit rxe_module_exit(void)
 
 late_initcall(rxe_module_init);
 module_exit(rxe_module_exit);
+
+MODULE_ALIAS_RDMA_LINK("rxe");
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.h
index 8f79bd86d033..e6e91fb14af8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static inline u32 rxe_crc32(struct rxe_dev *rxe,
 
 void rxe_set_mtu(struct rxe_dev *rxe, unsigned int dev_mtu);
 
-int rxe_add(struct rxe_dev *rxe, unsigned int mtu);
+int rxe_add(struct rxe_dev *rxe, unsigned int mtu, const char *ibdev_name);
 void rxe_remove(struct rxe_dev *rxe);
 void rxe_remove_all(void);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
index b26a8141f3ed..8bb908cae71b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ enum rdma_link_layer rxe_link_layer(struct rxe_dev *rxe, unsigned int port_num)
 	return IB_LINK_LAYER_ETHERNET;
 }
 
-struct rxe_dev *rxe_net_add(struct net_device *ndev)
+struct rxe_dev *rxe_net_add(const char *ibdev_name, struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct rxe_dev *rxe = NULL;
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ struct rxe_dev *rxe_net_add(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	rxe->ndev = ndev;
 
-	err = rxe_add(rxe, ndev->mtu);
+	err = rxe_add(rxe, ndev->mtu, ibdev_name);
 	if (err) {
 		ib_dealloc_device(&rxe->ib_dev);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h
index 106c586dbb26..f8e00e6d5d38 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct rxe_recv_sockets {
 	struct socket *sk6;
 };
 
-struct rxe_dev *rxe_net_add(struct net_device *ndev);
+struct rxe_dev *rxe_net_add(const char *ibdev_name, struct net_device *ndev);
 
 int rxe_net_init(void);
 void rxe_net_exit(void);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_sysfs.c
index 73a19f808e1b..629f824d8d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_sysfs.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int rxe_param_set_add(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	rxe = rxe_net_add(ndev);
+	rxe = rxe_net_add("rxe%d", ndev);
 	if (!rxe) {
 		pr_err("failed to add %s\n", intf);
 		err = -EINVAL;
@@ -152,6 +152,6 @@ static int rxe_param_set_remove(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 };
 
 module_param_cb(add, &rxe_add_ops, NULL, 0200);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(add, "Create RXE device over network interface");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(add, "DEPRECATED.  Create RXE device over network interface");
 module_param_cb(remove, &rxe_remove_ops, NULL, 0200);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(remove, "Remove RXE device over network interface");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(remove, "DEPRECATED.  Remove RXE device over network interface");
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
index 30817c79ba96..3536ca4627cd 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ static ssize_t parent_show(struct device *device,
 	.attrs = rxe_dev_attributes,
 };
 
-int rxe_register_device(struct rxe_dev *rxe)
+int rxe_register_device(struct rxe_dev *rxe, const char *ibdev_name)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct ib_device *dev = &rxe->ib_dev;
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ int rxe_register_device(struct rxe_dev *rxe)
 
 	rdma_set_device_sysfs_group(dev, &rxe_attr_group);
 	dev->driver_id = RDMA_DRIVER_RXE;
-	err = ib_register_device(dev, "rxe%d", NULL);
+	err = ib_register_device(dev, ibdev_name, NULL);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_warn("%s failed with error %d\n", __func__, err);
 		goto err1;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h
index 831381b7788d..c5f336d9aaf2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static inline struct rxe_mem *to_rmw(struct ib_mw *mw)
 	return mw ? container_of(mw, struct rxe_mem, ibmw) : NULL;
 }
 
-int rxe_register_device(struct rxe_dev *rxe);
+int rxe_register_device(struct rxe_dev *rxe, const char *ibdev_name);
 void rxe_unregister_device(struct rxe_dev *rxe);
 
 void rxe_mc_cleanup(struct rxe_pool_entry *arg);
