diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c
index 10999fa69281..83f52954c300 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"
@@ -340,6 +341,64 @@ void rxe_remove(struct rxe_dev *rxe)
 	rxe_dev_put(rxe);
 }
 
+static int rxe_newlink(char *ibdev_name, 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;
+}
+
+static int rxe_dellink(char *ibdev_name)
+{
+	struct rxe_dev *rxe;
+
+	rxe = get_rxe_by_name(ibdev_name);
+	if (!rxe) {
+		pr_err("not configured on %s\n", ibdev_name);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	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;
@@ -355,12 +414,14 @@ 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();
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
index 8094cbaa54a9..0c520999c8d4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ 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(char *ibdev_name, struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct rxe_dev *rxe = NULL;
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ struct rxe_dev *rxe_net_add(struct net_device *ndev)
 		return NULL;
 
 	rxe->ndev = ndev;
+	strlcpy(rxe->ib_dev.name, ibdev_name, IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 
 	err = rxe_add(rxe, ndev->mtu);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h
index 106c586dbb26..5e646039d393 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(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 d5ed7571128f..1f82019ff8f3 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(NULL, 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 f5b1e0ad6142..d7e39408c3af 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,6 @@ int rxe_register_device(struct rxe_dev *rxe)
 	struct ib_device *dev = &rxe->ib_dev;
 	struct crypto_shash *tfm;
 
-	strlcpy(dev->name, "rxe%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	strlcpy(dev->node_desc, "rxe", sizeof(dev->node_desc));
 
 	dev->owner = THIS_MODULE;
