diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/in.h b/include/uapi/linux/in.h
index e682ab6..d358add 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/in.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/in.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ enum {
 #define IPPROTO_ETHERNET	IPPROTO_ETHERNET
   IPPROTO_RAW = 255,		/* Raw IP packets			*/
 #define IPPROTO_RAW		IPPROTO_RAW
+  IPPROTO_SMC = 256,		/* Shared Memory Communications		*/
+#define IPPROTO_SMC		IPPROTO_SMC
   IPPROTO_MPTCP = 262,		/* Multipath TCP connection		*/
 #define IPPROTO_MPTCP		IPPROTO_MPTCP
   IPPROTO_MAX
diff --git a/net/smc/Makefile b/net/smc/Makefile
index 2c510d54..60f1c87 100644
--- a/net/smc/Makefile
+++ b/net/smc/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SMC)	+= smc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMC_DIAG)	+= smc_diag.o
 smc-y := af_smc.o smc_pnet.o smc_ib.o smc_clc.o smc_core.o smc_wr.o smc_llc.o
 smc-y += smc_cdc.o smc_tx.o smc_rx.o smc_close.o smc_ism.o smc_netlink.o smc_stats.o
-smc-y += smc_tracepoint.o
+smc-y += smc_tracepoint.o smc_inet.o
 smc-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL) += smc_sysctl.o
 smc-$(CONFIG_SMC_LO) += smc_loopback.o
diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 8e3ce76..435f38b 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include "smc_tracepoint.h"
 #include "smc_sysctl.h"
 #include "smc_loopback.h"
+#include "smc_inet.h"
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(smc_server_lgr_pending);	/* serialize link group
 						 * creation on server
@@ -3593,10 +3594,15 @@ static int __init smc_init(void)
 		pr_err("%s: tcp_ulp_register fails with %d\n", __func__, rc);
 		goto out_lo;
 	}
-
+	rc = smc_inet_init();
+	if (rc) {
+		pr_err("%s: smc_inet_init fails with %d\n", __func__, rc);
+		goto out_ulp;
+	}
 	static_branch_enable(&tcp_have_smc);
 	return 0;
-
+out_ulp:
+	tcp_unregister_ulp(&smc_ulp_ops);
 out_lo:
 	smc_loopback_exit();
 out_ib:
@@ -3633,6 +3639,7 @@ static int __init smc_init(void)
 static void __exit smc_exit(void)
 {
 	static_branch_disable(&tcp_have_smc);
+	smc_inet_exit();
 	tcp_unregister_ulp(&smc_ulp_ops);
 	sock_unregister(PF_SMC);
 	smc_core_exit();
@@ -3660,4 +3667,9 @@ static void __exit smc_exit(void)
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_NETPROTO(PF_SMC);
 MODULE_ALIAS_TCP_ULP("smc");
+/* 256 for IPPROTO_SMC and 1 for SOCK_STREAM */
+MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO_TYPE(PF_INET, 256, 1);
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO_TYPE(PF_INET6, 256, 1);
+#endif /* CONFIG_IPV6 */
 MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(SMC_GENL_FAMILY_NAME);
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_inet.c b/net/smc/smc_inet.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bece346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/smc/smc_inet.c
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ *  Shared Memory Communications over RDMA (SMC-R) and RoCE
+ *
+ *  Definitions for the IPPROTO_SMC (socket related)
+ *
+ *  Copyright IBM Corp. 2016, 2018
+ *  Copyright (c) 2024, Alibaba Inc.
+ *
+ *  Author: D. Wythe <alibuda@linux.alibaba.com>
+ */
+
+#include <net/protocol.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
+
+#include "smc_inet.h"
+#include "smc.h"
+
+static int smc_inet_init_sock(struct sock *sk);
+
+static struct proto smc_inet_prot = {
+	.name		= "INET_SMC",
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.init		= smc_inet_init_sock,
+	.hash		= smc_hash_sk,
+	.unhash		= smc_unhash_sk,
+	.release_cb	= smc_release_cb,
+	.obj_size	= sizeof(struct smc_sock),
+	.h.smc_hash	= &smc_v4_hashinfo,
+	.slab_flags	= SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU,
+};
+
+static const struct proto_ops smc_inet_stream_ops = {
+	.family		= PF_INET,
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.release	= smc_release,
+	.bind		= smc_bind,
+	.connect	= smc_connect,
+	.socketpair	= sock_no_socketpair,
+	.accept		= smc_accept,
+	.getname	= smc_getname,
+	.poll		= smc_poll,
+	.ioctl		= smc_ioctl,
+	.listen		= smc_listen,
+	.shutdown	= smc_shutdown,
+	.setsockopt	= smc_setsockopt,
+	.getsockopt	= smc_getsockopt,
+	.sendmsg	= smc_sendmsg,
+	.recvmsg	= smc_recvmsg,
+	.mmap		= sock_no_mmap,
+	.splice_read	= smc_splice_read,
+};
+
+static struct inet_protosw smc_inet_protosw = {
+	.type		= SOCK_STREAM,
+	.protocol	= IPPROTO_SMC,
+	.prot		= &smc_inet_prot,
+	.ops		= &smc_inet_stream_ops,
+	.flags		= INET_PROTOSW_ICSK,
+};
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+static struct proto smc_inet6_prot = {
+	.name		= "INET6_SMC",
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.init		= smc_inet_init_sock,
+	.hash		= smc_hash_sk,
+	.unhash		= smc_unhash_sk,
+	.release_cb	= smc_release_cb,
+	.obj_size	= sizeof(struct smc_sock),
+	.h.smc_hash	= &smc_v6_hashinfo,
+	.slab_flags	= SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU,
+};
+
+static const struct proto_ops smc_inet6_stream_ops = {
+	.family		= PF_INET6,
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.release	= smc_release,
+	.bind		= smc_bind,
+	.connect	= smc_connect,
+	.socketpair	= sock_no_socketpair,
+	.accept		= smc_accept,
+	.getname	= smc_getname,
+	.poll		= smc_poll,
+	.ioctl		= smc_ioctl,
+	.listen		= smc_listen,
+	.shutdown	= smc_shutdown,
+	.setsockopt	= smc_setsockopt,
+	.getsockopt	= smc_getsockopt,
+	.sendmsg	= smc_sendmsg,
+	.recvmsg	= smc_recvmsg,
+	.mmap		= sock_no_mmap,
+	.splice_read	= smc_splice_read,
+};
+
+static struct inet_protosw smc_inet6_protosw = {
+	.type		= SOCK_STREAM,
+	.protocol	= IPPROTO_SMC,
+	.prot		= &smc_inet6_prot,
+	.ops		= &smc_inet6_stream_ops,
+	.flags		= INET_PROTOSW_ICSK,
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_IPV6 */
+
+static int smc_inet_init_sock(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+
+	/* init common smc sock */
+	smc_sk_init(net, sk, IPPROTO_SMC);
+	/* create clcsock */
+	return smc_create_clcsk(net, sk, sk->sk_family);
+}
+
+int __init smc_inet_init(void)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = proto_register(&smc_inet_prot, 1);
+	if (rc) {
+		pr_err("%s: proto_register smc_inet_prot fails with %d\n",
+		       __func__, rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+	/* no return value */
+	inet_register_protosw(&smc_inet_protosw);
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+	rc = proto_register(&smc_inet6_prot, 1);
+	if (rc) {
+		pr_err("%s: proto_register smc_inet6_prot fails with %d\n",
+		       __func__, rc);
+		goto out_inet6_prot;
+	}
+	rc = inet6_register_protosw(&smc_inet6_protosw);
+	if (rc) {
+		pr_err("%s: inet6_register_protosw smc_inet6_protosw fails with %d\n",
+		       __func__, rc);
+		goto out_inet6_protosw;
+	}
+	return rc;
+out_inet6_protosw:
+	proto_unregister(&smc_inet6_prot);
+out_inet6_prot:
+	inet_unregister_protosw(&smc_inet_protosw);
+	proto_unregister(&smc_inet_prot);
+#endif /* CONFIG_IPV6 */
+	return rc;
+}
+
+void smc_inet_exit(void)
+{
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+	inet6_unregister_protosw(&smc_inet6_protosw);
+	proto_unregister(&smc_inet6_prot);
+#endif /* CONFIG_IPV6 */
+	inet_unregister_protosw(&smc_inet_protosw);
+	proto_unregister(&smc_inet_prot);
+}
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_inet.h b/net/smc/smc_inet.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a489c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/smc/smc_inet.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ *  Shared Memory Communications over RDMA (SMC-R) and RoCE
+ *
+ *  Definitions for the IPPROTO_SMC (socket related)
+
+ *  Copyright IBM Corp. 2016
+ *  Copyright (c) 2024, Alibaba Inc.
+ *
+ *  Author: D. Wythe <alibuda@linux.alibaba.com>
+ */
+#ifndef __INET_SMC
+#define __INET_SMC
+
+/* Initialize protocol registration on IPPROTO_SMC,
+ * @return 0 on success
+ */
+int smc_inet_init(void);
+
+void smc_inet_exit(void);
+
+#endif /* __INET_SMC */
